RedactedNarrative: On August 26, 2017, at approximately 2:30 PM. Vessel 2 (V2) a 9’, Yamaha, PWC, Florida Registration FL8752MW, was being operated south of the Destin Pass in the Gulf of Mexico. Operator2 reportedly was using PWC to jump waves when he was ejected from vessel landing in the water. Vessel 1 (V1), 9’, Yamaha PWC, Florida Registration FL8768MW, being operated in the same proximity. Operator1 observing Operator2 swimming in the water attempted to assist Operator2. Operator1 maneuvering his PVC struck swimmer Operator2 with the port side bow of vessel. 
    
  Operator/swimmer Operator2 sustained a head injury from the impact. Operator2 was conveyed to shore. Destin Fire Rescue transported Operator2 to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Emergency Room. Operator2 was admitted into Fort Walton Beach Medical Center with fractures to his cranium above his right eye socket, fractures to his cheek bone below his right eye socket, lacerations and contusion around his right eye, and bleeding in his brain cavity. Injuries required surgery. Operator2 received care in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Intensive Care unit. 
  He was admitted into Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center ICU and was released several days later.
  