RedactedNarrative: INITIAL CALL
  On October 5, 2020 at approx. 1400 hrs, I was called to a PWC accident on the south shore of Sand Hollow Reservoir. The reporting person told dispatch that two PWC's had collided and the operator and passengers were unconscious in the water. I met Ranger 1 at the boat ramp and proceeded to the accident scene by boat. Ranger 2 also responded to the accident. The original call was for a possible drowning, but as more information was received by St. George dispatch, it evolved into PWC vs PWC accident.
  
  SOUTH SHORE
  We found an abandoned PWC floating upright approx 100 yards off the shore near the South Boat Ramp. Dispatch informed us that the injured people were taken to the South Beach Ramp by another boater. Arriving at the boat ramp, an employee with The Beach at Sand Hollow (BASH) informed us that a young boy was not breathing and CPR was in progress on the porch of BASH. Ranger 1 and I ran from the boat ramp up to BASH.
  
  When I got to the porch of BASH, I found Bystander 1 performing CPR on V2 Passenger 2/Deceased. I immediately relieved Bystander 1 and started chest compressions on V2 Passenger 2/Deceased. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased was unresponsive and appeared to have a head injury due to the amount of blood that was in his mouth and face. Ranger's 1 and 2 hooked up an oxygen mask to V2 Passenger 2/Deceased as I continued chest compressions. Hurricane Valley Fire and REscue arrived and I continued to do chest compressions until V2 Passenger 2/Deceased was put onto a back board. He was transported by ambulance to Dixie Regional Medical Center. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased never regained consciousness.
  
  Ranger 1 was with V2 Operator who appeared to also have a head injury and possible broken wrist. V2 Operator was wide eyed, confused, and had blood on the left side of his head. He did not appear to know what was going on around him. V2 Operator's left wrist was possibly broken. V2 Passenger 1 was with the RP Rescuer on the South Boat Ramp. V2 Passenger 1 was complaining of back pain. V2 Operator and V2 Passenger 1 were both transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
  
  INVESTIGATION
  Vessel 1 was being operated by V1 Operator, V1 Passenger 1 behind him, and V1 Passenger 2 on back of vessel 1. Vessel 2 was being operated by V2 Operator. His two passengers were his sons. V2 Passenger 1 (middle seat), and V2 Passenger 2/Deceased (rear seat). 
  
  According to the witness statement V1 Operator (V1) was traveling at a safe distance (at least 150 ft) behind V2 Operator (V2), when V2 Operator suddenly stopped in front of him. V1 overtook V2 approx 20-25 MPH hitting V2's wake and launching V1 upward, impacting V2 Passenger 2/Deceased's head and neck. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased took the full force of the impact, protecting his younger brother V2 Passenger 1 who was seated in the middle. V1 impacted the left side of V2 Operator's head and crushed his left wrist onto the handle bar of V2. V1 rolled to the left side of V2, pushing both vessels away from each other.
  
  All six passengers were wearing their personal floatation devices when they were ejected from their vessels. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased, V2 Passenger 1, and V2 Operator were floating face down unconscious in the water. 
  
  V2 Passenger 1 and V2 Operator regained consciousness about one minute later. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased never regained consciousness. V1 Operator, V1 Passenger 1, and V1 Passenger 2 swam over to them and held their heads out of the water and started screaming for help. Rescuer, who heard their cries for help from shore, went out to see how she could help. When she arrived on scene, she could see that it was a very serious situation. She loaded V2 Operator and V2 Passenger 2/Deceased into her boat and took them back to the South Boat Ramp.  Rescuer said in her witness statement that V2 Passenger 2/Deceased was non-responsive and his eyes were rolled back in his head and he had blood coming out of his mouth. V1 Operator, V1 Passenger 1, V1 Passenger 2, and V2 Passenger 1 came back to the dock on V1. V2 was left adrift on the reservoir.
  
  Arriving at the South Boat Ramp, Bystander 2 heard Rescuer yelling for help and came over to help. He immediately called 911 as soon as he saw V2 Passenger 2/Deceased. He got V2 Passenger 2/Deceased out of the boat and ran him up to BASH to get further help. Bystander 1 also heard the cries and rushed over to help V2 Passenger 2/Deceased. Bystander 1 checked for a pulse on V2 Passenger 2/Deceased and then started CPR. She said she had to drain V2 Passenger 2/Deceased's mouth of blood every few minutes. She continued to perform CPR until I arrived and relieved her. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased never regained consciousness and was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center. V2 Operator and V2 Passenger 1 were also transported.
  
  V2 was brought to the South Boat Ramp by the employees of BASH while we were attending to the injured parties. I immediately had both vessels removed from the water and seized as evidence. The vessels were locked in the maintenance building at Sand Hollow State Park pending an investigation.
  
  CONCLUSION
  After speaking to V1 Operator and V2 Operator, I found V1 overtook V2 at approx. 20-25 MPH, impacting the portside. V1 Operator stated that he was traveling at a safe distance when he impacted V2. He said that V2 had stopped in front of him and he hit the wake, launching V1 into V2. 
  
  I believe V2 had slowed down and was plowing through the water when V1 impacted it. When a vessel is plowing through the water, it is creating a larger wake behind the vessel than it would at greater speeds. V1 Operator may not have known the different patterns as he approached V2. The experience of both operators was under 10 hours. 
  
  I asked V2 Operator and V1 Operator if either of their vessels had experienced any mechanical or electrical malfunctions, they both said no, but that they are inexperienced and would not know. Both jet ski's appeared to be operating normally. The vessel plate on V2 is rated for 2 passengers only. At the time of the accident, V2 was over capacity with 3 passengers.
  
  V2 Passenger 2/Deceased's injuries were fatal. He was internally decapitated and had a fracture at C1. He also had a subdural hematoma, fractured jaw, and a laceration on his liver. V2 Passenger 2/Deceased was transported to the hospital with a faint heartbeat. On the following day 10/06/2020 at 2135 hours, V2 Passenger 2/Deceased was declared dead. On 10/07/2020, he was removed from life support.
  
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