RedactedNarrative: On 7/27/19, I OFC was on boat patrol in the Middle Bohemia River Speed Zone when a local fire boat informed me of a possible boat accident involving a PWC in the area of Welch Pt on the Elk River.
  
  Upon arrival at the scene, which was located just West/Southwest of the C&D canal Western entrance, the victim was being attended to by fire and ambulance personnel on his father’s vessel. Victim had sustained a fracture to his left foot. He was transported to a local marina ( Harbor North Marina) where EMS/ambulance  personnel transported him to Union hospital.
  
  I spoke with his brother who was riding together with his brother on another PWC. He  stated that they were coming West out of the C&D canal just outside the shipping channel. He was ahead of his brother because he was cruising at a faster speed. He estimated his own speed at approximately 50 mph. He said that his brother was traveling at a speed of approximately 35 mph. He said that when he looked back to see his where his brother was at, all he saw was the PWC stopped with no one on it and his brother in the water. He went back to help his brother. 
  
  I also spoke with the operator at a later date and time.  He stated that he and his brother were cruising West/Southwest  at approximately 35 mph. He said there was a  large vessel in front of them and a smaller vessel behind them. He was traveling in the area where the two wakes came together. (causing a confused sea). He said he hit the wakes and the nose of the PWC went into the wave causing him to be thrown off the PWC. He said that as he was thrown off the PWC his left foot was caught in the front foot well fracturing his foot.
  
  As a result of operator  not reducing his speed for the sea conditions and traffic conditions, He is being issued a citation for a 'rules of the road violation - Rule 6 (safe speed).
  All events occurred in Cecil County,MD.
  