RedactedNarrative: On 07/19/2020 this officer, Ofc. with MD Natural Resources Police, received a call for a report of a boat accident that occurred on 07/18/2020.  The call was from the duty nurse at Union Hospital, Elkton MD.  Upon arrival at Union Hospital I made contact with the injured individual, victim.  Victim explained he had two PWC's that were anchored with friends on the North East River, by Rocky Point Beach.  He and his girlfriend were riding the PWC's.  
  
  At approximately 1030 hours on 07/18/2020 their friends decided to move their anchored boats to deeper water so Victim was getting ready to move his PWC.  Victim's girlfriend was on one of the anchored boats so Victim had his friend move one of the PWC's.  The PWCs were within 10ft of each other with Subject1's PWC pointing at the starboard side of Victim's PWC.  
  
  When Subject1 started his PWC the PWC surged to Victim's PWC.  Subject1 immediately pulled the safety lanyard from his PWC, which shut down power to the PWC, but the momentum of the PWC caused it to strike the starboard side of Victim's PWC.  
  
  Victim's right leg was caught between the two PWC's and caused Victim to sustain a broken bone in his lower right leg.  There was no damage to either PWC.  Victim didn't realize he had broken a bone and continued to relax on the water until 1300 hours when he drove the PWC to Charlestown Boat Ramp where both PWC's were put on their trailer.  Victim and Subject1 were both wearing life jackets at the time of the accident.
  
  It wasn't until 0500 hours on 07/19/2020 that Victim decided to go the ER at Union Hospital, Elkton MD.
  
  After interviewing Victim and Subject1 it was determined that Subject1's PWC suffered a mechanical fault which caused it to accelerate. Subject1 did not touch the throttle on his PWC and only pushed the start button.  Subject1 did not have a boater safety card and since he was only on the PWC briefly and doesn't normally operate boats he received a warning for no boater safety education.
  
  All events occurred in Cecil County.
  