RedactedNarrative: On, Friday June 24th, 2022, I Officer \ of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a boating accident that occurred on Lake Ariana. One person was transported to Tampa General Hospital with a laceration to his back.
  
  It was determined that the operator had been operating a PWC towing a tube with three occupants. While towing the tube with three occupants, Operator operated the PWC pulling the tube close to the shore and a metal structure. The tube flipped ejecting the three occupants onto the shoreline area of Lake Ariana. 
  
  No damage to the PWC or property occurred, and only one juvenile male sustained injuries. 
  
  •	Operator is the owner of the PWC and has owned it for approximately 4 months.
  •	Operator had approximately 5 or 6 hours of experience operating a PWC.
  •	Operator had taken a temporary boating safety course to rent a PWC in Daytona previously, but he did not have any record or proof of taking the course.
  •	Operator stated it was his second time towing a raft or tube behind his PWC.
  •	When asked if he knew any rules for PWC operation and safe distances Operator claimed he did not know of any.
  •	When asked how fast he thought he was operating the PWC, Operator stated he thought he was going approximately 5 mph.
  
  See full narrative for further information. Tuber had lacerations to lower back and bruised head.
  