RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS
  
  Personal watercraft collision with injury.
  
  SUMMARY
  
  On Friday, June 5, 2020, at approximately 1255 hours, I, Marine Officer, was on patrol in Elephant Butte Lake State Park, located in Sierra County, New Mexico, in uniform, operating a marked patrol vessel, and displaying my badge of office. I was contacted by Sierra County Regional Dispatch Authority (SCRDA) in reference to a personal watercraft collision in the area of Rock Canyon. I was advised by SCRDA that the injured party had a possible broken leg. 
  
  The victim and vessels were located on the beach south of the Rock Canyon boat ramp. I saw a red, black, and white Yamaha PWC on shore with the victim sitting on it. When I exited my patrol boat, I could see obvious disfigurement, swelling, and a purple color on the victim's lower right leg from the knee down. The victim stated that his leg was broken and he needed an ambulance. 
  
  I asked the victim what had happened. The victim explained to me that he and his son-in-law were boating parallel to each other, going north from the Rock Canyon courtesy dock. The victim told me that he turned the PWC that he was operating (Vessel A) to the right while both of them were at full throttle and that's when the other PWC (Vessel B) hit him on the right leg. The victim was stabilized by Sierra Vista EMS and removed from the PWC onto a backboard. The victim was loaded into MEO patrol boat for transport to the dock and ambulance, I asked the victim if he had looked before turning to the right and he responded no. I also asked him how many years of experience he had operating a PWC or if he had any education of the rules that must be followed while operating a PWC. The victim told me that he had one year of experience operating his jet ski, and hadn't taken any classes regarding safety on a PWC.
  
  After talking to the victim, I interviewed the operator of the second PWC involved (Vessel B). Operator2 told me, "We left from shore trying to catch a family friend on his boat and when we were about mid-lake past the green buoy, Operator1 began to turn.  I was looking to my sides to check for other boats, and when I was done checking, I hit Operator1 while I was going straight and he was turning." I asked Operator2 if he had experience with PWC operation and if he had any type of education on the rules of navigation. Operator2 told me he had "like 3 years of experience" and no education regarding the rules of navigation. I advised Operator2 to take one of our boating safety classes to try and avoid this type of incident in the future. Operator2 also provided me with a written voluntary statement.
  
  I attempted to gather more witnesses, but the rest of the people I tried talking to told me that the only thing they saw was when both individuals were coming to shore after the accident and one of them was screaming "call 911".
  
  At approximately 1230 hours, victim was got transported to Sierra Vista Hospital via ambulance without any issues. 
  
  On 06/07/2020 I called Operator1 to follow up on him and subject1 answered the phone. She told me that Operator1 had 2 broken bones from the knee down and was successfully out of surgery. The hospital was planning to discharge him on 06/08/2020. 
  
  I observed and documented orange transfer on the starboard side of Vessel A just forward of the legs of the victim. I also observed and documented black transfer and fresh fiberglass damage to the starboard side foot well of Vessel A. On Vessel B I observed the front molding or rub rail was painted with florescent orange paint. Areas on the front of the rub rail had the paint missing and revealed a red color underneath. I was unable to see the hull of Vessel B to check for damage.
  
  After interviewing and gathering both individuals' statements and inspecting both vessels, I have decided that both individuals are at fault and violated Section 66-12-11 (A), NMSA 1978. Both individuals were careless at the time driving the jet skis by not paying attention to each other when they were going parallel. Both individuals did not maintain a proper lookout when turning or traveling parallel. Both individuals did not have any education on vessel operation, causing them to drive recklessly and endanger the life and the property of a person.
  