RedactedNarrative: Injured party was standing on shore and attempting to take off to begin parasailing. As the boat started and the injured party began to lift off, a gust of wind came west to east and blew the woman into the backboard of a basketball hoop on the pier and then the wind and the force from the boat pulling took her into the boat lift. Before the boat could slow down/back up enough the woman hit the boat lift and became entangled. The force from the boat lifted the boat lift up and out of the water causing it to rotate and flip on its side. The parasail then became entangled in the boat lift. 
  
  The injured party was taken by ambulance to the local EMS station where they placed her on a helicopter and took her to Theda Care in Neenah, WI. 
  
  Officer talked with two witnesses that were assisting in tending lines and the sail when the incident occurred. They stated the Operator and Injured have parasailed in the past and had experience in what they were doing. They stated that the Operator and his daughter were in the boat.  The Injured person was in the harness and attempting to parasail. Witnesses stated that as soon as the Injured person started to get into the air a large crosswind gust came out of the west and sent her toward the pier and the boat lift. They said that the Operator was operating at about 15-20 mph at that point and started to cut back as soon as there was trouble.  The Witnesses stated the Injured person flew into the basketball hoop that was attached to the pier then into the shore side of the boatlift. The boatlift pulled up in the air and pivoted until it came to rest on its side in front of the pier was. At that point they said that the Injured Person was stuck and hanging from the boat lift with the lines and sail draped over part of the lift. They were able to get her free from the harness and float her back to the beach area while keeping her stable until EMS could arrive.
  
  On July 11, 2017 at approximately 1:25 PM, the Officer talked with the Operator on the phone.   The Operator stated he was with his wife, Injured Person, at Freodtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI where she was still in the ICU due to her injuries. The stated that his wife, was in good spirits and “step by step” she was improving. The Operator  said that she suffered a fracture to her spine, a small rupture to her aorta, and a broken are, but everything had been “fixed.” The Operator stated that the Injured Person has a long road of healing ahead, but she is alive and should be fine.
  
  The Operator stated that they have a lot of experience parasailing, they have a place on Marco Island and parasail off the beaches there “all the time.” He said that the Injured Person has parasailed at least 6 or 7 times and they have done it hundreds of times and he has pulled over 200 people in a parasail. The Operator's explanation for what happened was two parts. One part was due to the gust of wind that pushed the sail to the east and into the pier and the boat lift. The Operator said the wind had been perfect out of the north and then that gust of wind came and threw the Injured Person into the pier and the boat lift. Second, the Operator attributed the accident to the high water.   The Operator said that due to the high water they took four sections out of their pier this year because they didn't need them. He said that was 40 feet that the boat lift was closer to shore than it normally is. He said that if it had been there she would have cleared everything regardless of the wind gust.
  