RedactedNarrative: On October 30, 2016 at approximately 3:10 pm, while on patrol in the Snow Hill area, I (Cpl) overheard a call for EMS to meet a subject with back injuries at the Byrd Park boat ramp. Since I was in the area I responded to assist. Once on scene I met with EMS, they advised they had received a call to meet a boat coming in with the subject. I stood by several minutes with EMS until the boat arrived. 
  
   I made contact with four occupants on a 18' Sea Ray, bearing Delaware registration 177 M. The female on a bow seat advised that she was in pain from her lower back. Ofc. and myself assisted EMS with removing her form the boat and placing her in the ambulance. I spoke with her briefly as we took her to the ambulance.  She advised she was sitting on the bow seat when they went over a wake. She stated that when she came back down she felt a sharp pain in her lower back
  
  I interviewed the other three on board as well. They all gave consistence recollection of the events. They were traveling North up the Pocomoke River, prior to Shad Landing, when they encountered another boat wake from a vessel traveling south. They stated that the wake was not abnormally large. As the crossed the wake the subject who was seated in a bow seat came up slightly from the seat and when she came back down she yelled out in pain. Subject1 stated that she did not brace herself at all. After the pain didn't dissipate they called 911 and advised they would be enroute back to Byrd Park. 
  
  Victim’s husband, explained that she had a pre existing medical condition with her back. Several years ago she had several herniated disks that they were unable to repair, in the same area that she was complaining of pain today. 
  
  
  Snow Hill EMS transported Frances to PRMC in Salisbury for treatment. With there being a pre existing injury that the vessel operator was unaware of; I did not find his operation of the vessel to be at any fault. 
  All events occurred in Worcester County.
  