RedactedNarrative: On 8-20-17, at approximately 12:50 pm, i, conservation officer cpl., was contacted by steuben county communications and advised that a boat accident had been reported on lake james.  Communications advised me that ems and deputies were on their way to the corner landing where the victim had been brought to shore.  The only information they had at the time was, that it was a tubing accident and the victim had a carabiner impaled in his arm.
  
  I spoke to deputy who advised me he was on the scene and gathering information from the persons involved.  He also advised me that the victim was being transported to parkview regional medical center.  Sgt. also advised me that he had spoken to the operator and he did not believe he had been drinking.  I made arrangements to get the information from sgt. later, and went to parkview.
  
  When i arrived at parkview i spoke with the victim.  Victim advised me that he had been on the lake with his two brothers, operator, who was operating the pwc, and occupant who was the spotter.  
  
  Victim described the incident and how the injury occurred.  He stated that they had been tubing for approximately 45 minutes when operator, who was operating the pwc, slowed down and created some slack in the rope.  When this happened victim went forward and somehow got his arm entangled in the rope.  The rope was attached to the tube by a metal carabiner.  When the pwc again picked up speed the rope and carabiner cinched into victim's arm.  He yelled for help and for them to stop, which they eventually did.  When the rope cinched around victim's lower left arm, the carabiner impaled itself and had to be removed from an unidentified person in a pontoon boat who stopped to provide him aid.  Victim was transported by the pontoon boat to the corner landing where he was met by paramedics.
  
  When the orthopedic nurse came in to examine victim's wound i saw that he had a severe laceration to his lower left arm below the elbow.  There was fat as well as muscle tissue exposed and they began to prep him for surgery.  I took photos of the injury which are included with this report.
  
  I then spoke with operator and occupant who had come into the room.  Both of them described the events just as victim had recounted.  I asked operator if he had consumed any alcohol and he advised me that he had not.  I did not observe anything that indicated that he was under the influence, and i did not smell any alcohol coming from his person.
  