RedactedNarrative: On May 21, 2022, at approximately 4:16 PM, Cpl.  and I, GWFC, were notified by GSP Gainesville dispatch that a boating incident had occurred on Hartwell Lake, and the complainant was an employee of St. Mary’s Hospital in Lavonia.  Cpl. contacted the complainant and got what details were available.  Cpl. and I were on vessel patrol, at the time, on Hartwell Lake.  We proceeded to dock our patrol boat and respond to St. Mary’s Hospital by vehicle. 
  
  We arrived at St. Mary’s and met with Subject1 and Victim1, determined to be the towed tubers, behind a Personal Watercraft (PWC).  They had been released from the hospital with both sustaining concussions.  It was learned that both had CAT Scans done and that Victim1’s lungs were listened to for any presence of water.  All tests came back negative.  
  
  Talking with Subject1, it was determined that he and Victim1 were tubing behind a PWC operated by Operator, with Subject1 in the middle, and Subject2 on the back.  Subject1 stated that their tube hit a wake, from another boat, and he was ejected off the tube and hit the water.  He stated that he doesn’t remember anything until he woke up and realized that Victim1 was laying face down in the water.  He stated he called his name, and he didn’t respond.  Subject1 stated that he physically picked up Victim1’s head out of the water.  Cpl. and I learned where the PWC was located, all parties were headed to that location anyway, so we decided to go to that location.  
  
  We arrived, and I got the needed information off the PWC.  I also got more information for reporting purposes.  I spoke with Subject1 and Victim1 again, since Victim1’s mind was not as cloudy.  Subject1 believes that when he hit the water, he went unconscious, then Victim1 hit him.  Both making head-to-head contact.  Subject1 stated that he only remembers one other boat on the water other than them and that was the wake that they hit.  Subject1 stated that the incident occurred in Lightwood Log Creek near the shoal marker at the point of Vickery St. Ext.
  
  On May 28, 2022, I contacted Operator and got her side of the incident.  She stated that she was not operating the PWC fast, giving that she always tows under 25 mph.  She stated that Subject1 and Victim1 had fallen off several times, but this time was different.   She stated that it was an accident and that she is very experienced on the PWC.  I checked and Operator completed the online Boating Education version.  She mentioned that she was 13 years of age when completing.  I also, contacted both father, due to both being out of town, and got the rest of the information needed from him.  
  All occupants of the PWC, as well as the tubers, were wearing the required PFD’s (life jackets).
  *Note* The interviews were recorded.