RedactedNarrative: On 6/24/2015 at approximately 11:30AM V1 was heading south in Estero Bay south of New Pass at red marker 38. 
  
  V1 took a wake from a passing vessel. V1 was doing approximately 25 miles per hour. The V1 was knocked off course and struck red maker 38. Operator and passenger were thrown from vessel. 
  
  V1 sustained damage to fiberglass in the front of the vessel. V1’s motor was separated from the motor mount and pushed forward in the engine compartment. 
  
  Operator said she was operating V1 south in Estero Bay at approximately 25 miles per hour when she took a wake from a passing vessel. Because of the wake, she had a hard time steering and she lost control of the PWC, striking the channel marker. Both occupants were knocked off V1 into the water. They decided to continue the tour. This was the first time Operator ever operated a PWC. 
  
  On their way home occupant went to a clinic at 1430 with pain to her ribs on left side, and knee and ankle. She was told to get the Rental Insurance Information and return. 
  
  I went to the accident location. I took photos of the area and found the downed channel marker. I towed the channel marker to Carl Johnson Boat Ramp and notified US Coast Guard and Lee County about the down marker. 
  
  Operator’s inexperience with PWC lead to the direct cause of the accident. No citation warranted.