RedactedNarrative: Operator of unit one was riding his jet ski in the South Marcum cove of Rend Lake.  Operator1 was the only person on the ski.  Operator1, as well as witnesses stated the ski was traveling at approximately 50mph in a southwesterly direction and had been jumping wakes and waves in the area.  Operator1 drove into a large wake created by a boat that had left from the no wake area of South Marcum cove and launched the ski into the air.  
  
  Operator1 lost his grip on the ski from the impact and began to come off the seat in the air, as the ski came down onto another wave/wake, Operator1s body slammed into the ski and he fell off into the water. Two witnesses to the accident assisted Operator1 in the water. Operator1 was unable to move his left leg and had a left arm injury as well. 
  
   One of the witnesses left the area to get family and help.  A pontoon boat with family members arrived and loaded Operator1 into the boat and took him to the South Marcum boat ramp for medical assistance. Officers arrived once Operator1 was at the dock area.  Operator1 had a fractured left forearm, left knee cap, and left femur.  Operator1 did admit to having consumed alcohol, however it was not considered a determining factor of the accident, and Operator1 did not appear impaired.  
  
  The primary cause of the accident was due to excessive speed when the wake was driven into.
  