RedactedNarrative: Vessel one (V1) a personal watercraft (PWC) with one operator on board was operating over 40 mph heading away from shore. Vessel two (V2), a PWC with two persons on board, was traveling parallel to V1 just behind them on their port side. V1 made a turn towards port and collided with V2.  The operator of V1 and the passenger of V2 were ejected from their vessels. As a result of the collision, the right foot of the passenger on V2 was severed. 
  
  INTERVIEWS
  On May 24, 2015, FWC Inv. conducted an interview:
  1.	He and his wife along with three other friends ate lunch at Marker 88 Restaurant and departed via their three personal watercraft.
  2.	They had just passed the no wake zone and were accelerating up on plane travelling about 35 mph.
  3.	He was in front, Operator1 was somewhere behind him and Operator1’s brother was somewhere behind them. 
  4.	They started out a line abreast. Operator1 was about 50 feet to his right and 20 or 30 feet behind him outside of his wake.
  5.	He was proceeding along and “got slammed” into his vessel and looked to see if his wife was okay and she was in the water about 50 feet behind him.
  6.	He and Operator1 jumped in the water, put a tourniquet on her leg and attempted to get her back on the vessel,
  7.	A paddleboarder showed up and was able to get Victim on board the paddleboard and then a boat came and towed the paddleboard to shore.
  8.	The vessel he was operating was taking on water and sunk.
  9.	He states the water was flat calm in front of him and he saw no vessels near his path before the accident.
  
  On May 24, 2015, FWC Inv. conducted an interview with Operator1:
  1.	They traveled down the coast, went through a canal that went out to the Atlantic, then went back to the bay side because it was a little rough on the oceanside. 
  2.	They decided to have lunch before they headed back home so they stopped at Marker 88 Restaurant and had lunch.
  3.	Afterwards they all got on their skis and Operator1 was in the lead heading out. After Operator1 got past the 300 marker bouys, he began to accelarate. Operator2 was coming up along his left side behind him.
  4.	As he was going, there was a boat that passed him on the right and he noticed the wake.  He decided to cut the wake so he could jump it. 
  5.	He states he didn’t even see Operator2 when it happened. He gave the PWC a little bit of a turn towards the left and the next thing he knows, he was in the water and Victim was in the water. 
  6.	Victim was screaming so Operator1 helped Operator2 try and get her back on the ski. His brother, called 911 and another boat came over and they took Victim to shore. 
  7.	Operator1 stayed in the water helping tie up Operator2’s ski because it was starting to sink. Another vessel came by and pulled in the sinking ski. 
  8.	Then brother brought Operator1 his ski that was adrift and Operator1 started to go in to shore. The FWC picked up Operator1 and he came to shore with them. 
  9.	During the time of this interview, Operator1 still did not know to what extent Victim was injured, he was only aware that her knee was messed up a bit.
  
  1.	He has known the victims since 2002, they jetski together often, go out to dinner and go to the movies 	once a week. 
  2.	He states they were at the Restaurant for about an hour for lunch during which time he reports drinking one Pina Colada.
  3.	The water conditions were calmer after lunch, beforehand it was quite choppy.
  4.	He states the wake was coming on his right and he wanted to cut it sideways instead of rolling into it.