RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS:
  
  Responded to report of boat accident with injury from tubing incident at the mouth of the Escalante.  Arrived on scene to find it was instead a possible injury to juvenile female from crossing a wake in the vessel's bow.  Injured party had difficulty breathing and chest and back pain.  Patient was flown out via Guardian helicopter to Page AZ Hospital for further evaluation.
  
  INITIAL CALL:
  
  While patrolling in Hall's Creek on 7/23/16 at approximately 1400 hours I heard NPS Dispatch calling Bullfrog area NPS Rangers to respond to the mouth of the Escalante Arm for an injury to a juvenile female incurred from a tubing incident.  I informed Dispatch that I would respond to assist and to take the boat accident report.  I responded from Hall's Creek.
  
  INVESTIGATION:
  
  I arrived on scene at approximately 1440 hours and found NPS Interpretation Rangers on scene providing medical care to the injured party.  I assisted them until other NPS Rangers arrived on scene as well as the Guardian Air medical personnel.  I then spoke with the owner of the vessel which was involved in the accident.  He informed me that the injured party, Victim, had been riding in a bow seat on his vessel when they had hit the wake of another vessel which caused her to go up in the air and then fall back down to the seat.  This fall seemed to knock the wind out of VICTIM and cause her pain in the chest and back as well as making it difficult to breath.  Owner stated they then boated about 1 mile out of the Escalante arm and called for help at the mouth of the canyon.
  
  I collected the vessel information from owner while medical staff transferred VICTIM to the Guardian Air helicopter.  VICTIM was then flown to Page AZ for further evaluation.
  
  End of Report
  