RedactedNarrative: On 07/24/21 at approximately 1600 hours, FWC officers were informed by Longboat Beach Police Department (LBPD) of a boating accident in Sarasota Bay.  I arrived at the South Coquina Boat Ramp just as the involved PWC (FL 6607 SY) was being pulled ashore, after being towed in by LBPD.  I then spoke with the operator, and only occupant on the PWC at the time of the accident; OPERATOR 1 explained to me what happened.
  	OPERATOR 1 was unfamiliar with the waters of Sarasota Bay.  The best that OPERATOR 1 could explain, was that he was somewhere along the East shore of Sarasota Bay, most likely in the vicinity of Bayshore Gardens.  At a speed of approximately 35mph, OPERATOR 1 drove the PWC into very shallow water.  The sudden deceleration ejected OPERATOR 1 over the handlebars and onto his back.  OPERATOR 1 informed me that he was experiencing soreness in his lower back, and there was a visible abrasion.  The PWC sustained a very small crack in the hull, causing it to take on water as OPERATOR 1 attempted to drive it back to the South Coquina Boat Ramp.  As the PWC lost most of its buoyance, LBPD arrived to assist OPERATOR 1 back to the ramp.  
  	OPERATOR 1 refused any medical treatment during the time I was with him.  After speaking with OPERATOR 1 and having him write a brief description of what happened, I concluded my stop.  OPERATOR 1 and his party waited at the South Coquina Boat Ramp for the owner of the PWC to arrive; the PWC was rented by OPERATOR 1. OPERATOR 1 described his lower back as being sore and tender, there was also a visible abrasion.