RedactedNarrative: On july 3, 2017 at approximately 13:00hrs, two jet skis were being operated by two cousins.  The boys left their rental home in poe creek and traveled out of the creek northwest towards the main lake.  When they got to goat island, they split off and went around the island on opposite sides of each other.  
  
  Operator1 went to the left and Operator2 went to the right.  The boys came back within sight on the northwest side of the island.  Once the boys came back into sight, neither boy noticed the position of the other and began travelling head on towards each other.  As they got closer, both boys realized they were going to collide.  
  
  Operator1 attempted to turn his jet ski to the right and made about a 135 degree turn before being struck by Operator2’s jet ski.  Operator2 had attempted to cut off the jet ski prior to collision and turned his vessel away, but due to the fact that his jet ski had been turned off, his vessel was unable to turn without power.  The jet skis hit at about a 45 degree angle with Operator2's jet ski hitting Operator1's jet ski on the port side of his jet ski.
  
  Operator1's left leg was hit by the bow of Operator2's jet ski causing the left femur to break, left hip to dislocate, a hole in his left lung, and a face laceration.  He was pulled to shore by local bystanders and his leg was put in a make-shift splint and placed on a pontoon boat and transported to washburn's marina to meet ems.  He was then airlifted to vident hospital in greenville nc and was treated for his injuries as well as a concussion. 
  
  Operator2 hit his face on the jet skis upon impact and was launched off of his jet ski into the water.  He was conscious and was able to swim over to Operator1 who was unconscious and held his head out of the water until help arrived from the island.  He was also transported to washburn's marina where he was taken to halifax regional emergency room and was treated for a face laceration extending from his mouth to the right cheek.
  
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