RedactedNarrative: On 05/23/2018 at approximately 19:03 hours, I was notified of an incident on Smith Mountain Lake involving a Personal Watercraft.  The initial report was that a subject on a PWC had collided with a dock at the Virginia Dare Marina and was being transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital due to numbness in both legs.  
  
  I made contact with Chief from Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire/Rescue.  Chief advised that a male subject had hit a series of rough wakes and caused him to be thrown up from the PWC and then land back on the PWC, which resulted in left shoulder and back pain.  He also advised that the subject was able to ride the PWC back to the Virginia Dare Marina to call for help.  
  
  Chief stated that the incident happened in the “S” turns between the Smith Mountain Lake State Park and the Smith Mountain Lake Community Park.  He also provided contact information for the male subject and advised that Huddleston Volunteer Rescue Squad transported him to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  I then contacted Bedford County dispatch and asked them to have a member from Huddleston Volunteer Rescue Squad contact me in regards to the PWC incident on Smith Mountain Lake.  
  
  A short time later, I was contacted by EMT-Advanced who advised that she transported the male subject to the hospital.  EMT advised that they were dispatched at 16:58 hours for a subject complaining of shoulder and pelvic pain from PWC incident at the Virginia Dare Marina.  She advised that the subject also told them that he had hit a rough series of wake causing him to be thrown up in the air and then landing back on the PWC, resulting in pelvic and lower back pain.  She also advised that the subject did state that he had consumed one beer at approximately 11:30 hours with his lunch. 
  
   EMT advised that the subject was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and did not have any additional information.  I attempted contact with the subject but did not get an answer and a voicemail was left.   On 05/25/2018, I was able to make contact with operator by phone.  
  
  He advised that he was bedridden due to his injuries from the incident and was staying at his parents’ house.  He provided me the address and stated that his parents were home and would let me in.  I then proceeded to the address Operator provided.  When I arrived at the residence, Operator’s father let me in and took me to the bedroom where Operator was located.  I then introduced myself and advised Operator that I was there to continue my investigation into his incident on 05/23/2018.  
  
  Operator advised that works at the Virginia Dare Marina and had taken his bosses PWC out for a ride.  He stated that he was near “Rabbit Island” when he hit a series of wake and the first one made him turn sideways.  He stated that he landed and the next wake threw him up in the air and he landed awkward back onto the PWC and then fell into the water.  He stated that he was in a lot of pain but was able to get back onto the PWC and drive it back to the Virginia Dare Marina.  He stated that when he got back, he notified his boss and after a few minutes had someone call 911 due to his pain.  Operator stated that he learned that he had fractured his coccyx during the incident and would be bedridden for several weeks.  Operator stated that there was no damage to the PWC.  After leaving Operators residence, I stopped by the Virginia Dare Marina and inspected the PWC.  No damage was noted to the PWC.  Operator did have permission to use the PWC, was wearing a life jacket, and has attended a boater education class.
  