RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, May 20th, 2018 around 1715 hours, I, Officer First Class of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, was on patrol of Garrett County in the area of Keyser's Ridge when the Maryland State Police at the McHenry Barracks notified me of a tubing accident at 1019 Marsh Hill Road in McHenry, Garrett County, Maryland.  The dispatcher advised that there were injuries but the details were unknown.  While en route to the scene, I received a computer message from the dispatcher advising that injuries had been sustained from an accident involving a tow line around an individual's ankle.
  
   I arrived on scene around 1730 hours, where Garrett County Ambulance 951 was already on scene and transferring the victim from a docked vessel to their transport vehicle.  The victim was transported to Garrett Regional Medical Center for evaluation.
  
   I interviewed the vessel operator.  Operator advised that he was operating his vessel, a white and red 1993 17'5" Playtime MFG. Lake King displaying Maryland registration 4381 D, southwest in McHenry Cove at approximately 20 mph with his fiance and four children aboard.  Operator said the family had been tubing, but at the time of the accident, they were returning to the state park boat ramp with the tube on the back of the vessel.  Operator stated that Victim had been sitting in a rear-facing seat directly behind his operating position when the wind caught the tube and cast it overboard.  The tow line, still attached to the tube and the vessel, wrapped and tightened around Victim's ankle, resulting in "rope burn" and unknown injuries.  Operator explained that he had yelled to unidentified individuals on shore to call 911 and they assisted Operator with removed Victim from the vessel onto a dock.
  
   I inspected and photographed the vessel at the scene, with pictures being attached to this report.
  
   I authorized Operator to dock his vessel and park his trailer at Deep Creek Lake State Park to allow him and the children to respond to the hospital.  Operator advised that a friend would retrieve the vessel and trailer for him.
  
   I arrived at the hospital around 1815 hours.  Physicians advised that Victim suffered a dislocated fracture of her right tibia and would be admitted to the hospital overnight for pain management until she saw an orthopedic surgeon in the morning.
  
   My observations of the vessel and my interviews of Operator and Victim indicated that no violations contributed to the accident.
  
   All events occurred in Garrett County, Maryland.
  