RedactedNarrative: On 7/4/2019 I Maryland Natural Resources Officer responded to Garrett Memorial Hospital 251 N 4th Street, Oakland MD 21550 for a water skiing injury. I arrived at the hospital and made contact with Victim. 
  
  Victim was having rib pain under his right arm. Victim said he was water skiing around 1000 hours earlier in the day, when he was making a slalom turn on the ski he fell. Victim said the right side of his body hit the water pretty hard. He then continued to ski for about a half hour after he fell. Victim said his side and upper ribs began to tighten up and hurt as the day went on. Victim and Subject1 drove them selves to Garrett Memorial Hospital to be checked out. Victim was released from the hospital, injury was bruising of the upper ribs. Victim had experience skiing, was wearing a type 3 PFD and was skiing at 25 MPH with calm conditions.   
  
  I responded to speak with the driver. Operator said they were skiing around 10AM this morning, Victim fell on the first pass and skied a couple more times after falling. Operator was the owner of the boat towing the skier. He had seven years boating experience.  Operator stated it was later in the day when Victim side began to hurt. I inspected the vessel used, all equipment was on board. Subject1 was the observer on board at the time of incident. 
  
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  All of the above occurred in Garrett County Maryland.
  