RedactedNarrative: On Friday, July 29, 2022, at approximately 13:01 hours, Corporal received a phone call from Georgia State Patrol (GSP) dispatch in Cartersville, Georgia stating that a boating incident involving a Personal Watercraft (PWC) had occurred near the Bethany Bridge boat ramp near Red Top Mountain State Park in Bartow County.  Corporal and I, Game Warden, a POST certified peace officer with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, responded to the location.
  
  Upon arrival at approximately 13:13 hours, we noticed that Bartow County Fire/EMS had already arrived and were providing care for the operator of the PWC, Georgia registration GA 0414 DU.  There was also another individual on the courtesy dock with Fire/EMS and Operator.  I went to interview Operator while Corporal talked with Subject1, who provided Operator’s Driver License to us.  Subject1 stated that they had arrived together and that he was on the beach while Operator rode the PWC.
  
  While he was receiving medical assistance, I asked Operator what happened.  He said that he was riding the PWC just south of Bethany Bridge when he jumped the wake of another vessel.  He said the PWC came down in the middle of two waves, landing very hard.  He immediately knew something was wrong and tried to flag down another vessel, but nobody helped.  He then drove the PWC to the courtesy dock at the Bethany boat ramp, got off the PWC, and laid down on the dock until help arrived.  Bartow EMS transported Operator to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia.
  
  After Operator was transported to Kennestone Hospital, I contacted the owner of the PWC to notify her that her PWC was involved in an incident and there appeared to be no damage.  During this time, Subject1 loaded the PWC on the trailer.  I asked subject2 if we could release the PWC to Subject1 and she agreed.  Subject1 and subject2 exchanged information over the phone, and she provided her address so that he could drop it off at her home.
  
  On Monday, August 1, 2022, at approximately 12:20 hours, I called Operator to ask him about his injuries.  He said that he crushed his L1 vertebrae and was released from the hospital Sunday, July 31, 2022.  He did not describe any other injuries or provide any new information regarding the incident.
  