RedactedNarrative: I, Game Warden First Class was en route to Lake Burton on Sunday May 26th when I overheard traffic from Rabun dispatch regarding an injured skier near the Cherokee Road area.  Since I was already in the area, I proceeded by vehicle to a residence.  When I arrived, the victim was still on the back of the vessel that he had been wake boarding behind earlier.  Victim was in a lot of pain and the initial prognosis by an onsite EMT was that Victim had suffered a high femur break.  I spoke to Victim's mother in law who was driving the boat when the injury occurred.  
  
  Operator stated that she was attempting to get him up on his wake board.  Operator said Victim fell on the first attempt and the injury occurred on the second attempt.  Operator stated that Victim immediately began screaming and yelling that he had hurt his right leg badly.  Operator went on to state that she and her daughter were the only occupants of the boat and that they had great difficulty getting Victim up on the back of the boat.  Operator further stated that she immediately went to the closest dock and asked the homeowners to call for help.  
  
  I followed up with Operator on May 28th and she told me that Victim had underwent surgery that morning. Victim had a rod put in his leg to repair the break.
  