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  This PWC boating collision was initially discovered by the Douglas County Sheriff Office during routing patrol. The NDOW was also in the area and responded to investigate the collision.
  
   Initial statements from occupants, damage, and transfer marks observed on V-1 and V-2 indicate that V-1 and V-2 were originally travelling in a straight path near each other.  V-1 travelled ahead of V-2, turned around and travelled into the path of V-2. V-1 and V-2 struck nearly head-on. The port side of V-1 ramped the starboard side of V-2. The hull of V-1 apparently struck the operator of V-2 and possibly the passenger of V-2. Both V-1 and V-2 occupants were ejected from their watercraft into the water.
  
  NARRATIVE:
  
  On 08/01/2015 at approximately 1520 hours, I was approaching Zephyr Cove from the NE when I observed the Douglas Co. Sheriff''s Office (DCSO) boat (Marine 7) in contact with two boaters of unknown type to the NW of me several hundred yards away.  Several minutes later I saw Marine 7 depart from the two boats and travel with emergency lights into Zephyr Cove Marina.  As I approached, I saw people sitting on PWC watercraft that Marine 7 had previously been in contact with.  I responded to the boats to see if I could provide additional assistance.  I arrived on scene at approximately 1526 hours and found a yellowish green PWC (V-1) and a blue PWC (V-2) drifting with engines off approximately 25 yards apart. 
  
  V-1 was occupied by a female. She was crying.  I asked her if there had been a crash. She stated “Yes”. She stated “We crashed together”.  I asked her if the watercraft were rentals from Zephyr Cove and she stated that they were. I saw no visible injuries to V1 occupant and she told me that she was not injured.  
  
  I radioed dispatch, advised that I was at the scene of a PWC crash, and reported the involved registration numbers. I continued to V-2.  I found it occupied by subjects sitting on the rear seat portion of V-2 facing forward and Operator1 sitting in front of V2 occupant facing to the rear.  He was holding a life jacket to the chin of V2 occupant in an effort to stop the bleeding from a cut she had sustained to her chin.  Operator1 confirmed that there had been a collision of V-1 and V-2.  
  
  He told me that he had been operating V-1, but ended up on V-2 to assist V2 occupant following the collision. The parties present identified the operator of V-2 \who had been rushed to the Zephyr Cove dock by Marine 7 for medical care. Operator1 told me that he was not injured. I saw no obvious damage to V-1. I saw the steering post was broken, the port side mirror was broken, and collision marks on the port side bow of V-2.  
  
  A Zephyr Cove dock employee arrived on scene. He advised that a medic was in route via watercraft.  I instructed the employee to tow V-1 back to Zephyr Cove. I requested that he not run the engine on the PWC. 
  
  I remained on scene to assist with first aid to V2 occupant.  I elected not to bring V2 occupant and Operator1 on board my vessel since a medic was in route and Operator1 was supplying direct pressure to the wound of V2 occupant in addition to head/neck support.
  
  Another Zephyr Cove employee/EMT responded and contacted Operator1 and V2 occupant.  After his assessment, I requested that he tow V-2 into Zephyr and again requested that the PWC engine not be started.
  
  Marine 7 returned to the area at approximately 1545 hours as the vessels were being towed back and advised me that operator2had been airlifted to Renown Hospital by helicopter. They had V-2 passenger, V2 occupant, get on their boat and they transported her to the Zephyr Cove dock for furth…