RedactedNarrative: On saturday, august 8, 2020, at approximately 3:41 pm, i, indiana conservation officer, overheard union county sheriff's department communications dispatch an injured subject at kent's harbor marina in union county.  They advised that a female had cut off the tip of her finger and thought she was going into shock.
  
  I arrived on scene at approximately 3:52 pm.  I was notified that the subject was inside the floating store at the gas dock.  I responded there and observed a female subject, sitting down behind the counter.  She had a large towel wrapped around her left hand. 
  
  Victim advised her left index finger had been cut through near the first knuckle but was still attached.  I advised that ems was en route and it would be best not to unwrap the towel at this point.  She stated she did not want to remove the towel from her finger and could continue applying pressure.
  
  I then asked them what had happened.  They stated they had been out on their boat (ohio registration) on brookville reservoir and had attempted to help a friend with a “stalled out” boat.  They stated they had approached the other boat in attempt to help get their boat running again.  They stated that victim was in the front of their boat with her right hand on v2's boat and her left hand on the gunwale of their boat.  They stated that a wake raised bow (front) of v2's boat and it came down on her left index finger.  
  
  Operator1 later stated that they had approached v2's boat and at the time of the accident, his boat was in neutral as they were trying to tie both boats together.  He stated during the process of trying to tie both boats together, the bow of each boat had been tied, however, the sterns were separated, forming a “v” shape (with the bows being close).  He stated that victim had her hands on each boat, with her right hand being on v2's boat and her left hand on theirs.  He stated a big wake had hit v2's boat, causing the bow to raise up, and when it came down, it landed on victim's finger.  Operator1 stated that their approximate location was north of the fairfield causeway towards the eastern side of the lake (east from fairfield marina).  
  
  Ems arrived on scene and began the process of transporting victim to the hospital.  I obtained contact information and observed operator1's boat, which was tied up at the gas dock.  
  
  He also showed me the location of impact on the gunwale where her left hand had been.  Approximately 8 inches from the centerline on the port (left) side, i observed a gouge in the gel coat and fiberglass.  There was a small amount of green transfer on the white gel coat on the top side of the gouge, along with what appeared to be blood still on the boat.  There was a small crack in the gel coat leading towards the stern from the larger gouge to a smaller gouge in the gel coat.  
  
  Spirit ems then transferred victim winters to mccullough-hyde hospital in oxford, ohio.  
  
  On sunday, august 9, 2020, i made contact with v2 a. V2 via cell phone.  V2 was the owner of the other boat involved in the incident.  According to v2, his boat had stalled and he could not get the boat restarted.  He stated he knew operator1 winter and that operator1 was good with engines, so he contacted him for help.  He stated operator1 had told them he would come to their location to help.  He stated that when their boat arrived, they had begun the process of tying both boats together.  He stated both boats where in neutral and he believed a line had been connected at the bow of the boats.  He stated victim winter was at the front of operator1's boat and was trying to keep both boats from hitting each other due to the wake hitting their boats.  He stated that the bow of his boat had raised up and then came down on victim's hand and operator1's boat.  V2 advised that after the impact, operator1 took victim to the gas dock and his boat started approximately five minutes later.  
  
  V2 stated there was no damage to his boat (ohio registration).  I asked for photographs and registration information.  V2 sent me a picture of the boat registration and stated again that there was no damage to his boat and “you can't even tell that it bumped into their boat.”  He stated his boat was white with a green stripe.  
  
  On thursday, august 13, 2020, i spoke with operator1 via cell phone to check on the status of victim.  He stated she had to have the tip of her left index finger amputated.  He then sent me photographs of the finger.