RedactedNarrative: According to eyewitness and operator statements, the following occurred.  On the afternoon of 4 July 2022, subject1 was operating the aforementioned Personal Watercraft (PWC) with Subject2 as the rear passenger on Claytor Lake, VA.  
  
  During the course of their operation, they entered an area known as Spooky Hollow and the PWC overturned as it reached the end of the cove.  Subject1 was not operating in a reckless manner and Spooky Hollow is a shallow area.  Witness statements corroborated that the turn in the cove was greater than 50 feet from any dock structure.  
  
  Subject1 and Subject2 got off the PWC, righted it and attempted to start it to no avail.  Subject2 got off the PWC again in an attempt to clear the impeller area and move from the shallow portion of the cove before getting back on the PWC.  
  
  Subject1 then attempted to restart the PWC three more times before the PWC exploded resulting in both parties being thrown into the air at a height of 10 to 15 feet and a total loss of the machine and several severe injuries to Subject1 and Subject2.  
  
  Subject2 was taken via LifeGuard Helicopter to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for injures sustained while Subject1 was transported via ambulance to Carillion Radford Hospital for his injuries.  Investigation revealed Subject1 was wearing a kill switch and inherently buoyant Personal Flotation Device (PFD) at the time of the incident.  Subject2 was also wearing an inherently buoyant PFD at the time of the incident.
  