RedactedNarrative: On Friday, 7/27/2018 at approximately 1745 hours, I responded to Whiskey Joes Restaurant in Tampa where a boating accident with injuries involving two personal watercraft (PWC) occurred just offshore. According to the witness. Operator1 was operating vessel one, and Operator2 was operating vessel two. The two men rode away from the beach at Whiskey Joe's in a southwestern direction. Operator2 was on the east side of Operator1 and approximately 10 yards separated the PWC's. As they were approximately 50-75 yards offshore, in between Whiskey Joe's and Rocky Point, Operator2 turned in a more westerly direction and Operator1 turned in a more easterly direction. The two subjects headed at each other until the collision occurred with vessel two striking vessel one slightly starboard of the bow. Vessel two's speed and momentum carried the PWC into the steering column of vessel one, as well as Operator1 body. Operator1 was knocked unconscious and ejected into the water. Operator1 remained facedown in the water until Operator2 was able to recover from the collision enough to reach Operator1 and lift his head up. Two unidentified good samaritans launched PWC's from Whiskey Joes to recover the two men and PWC's involved in the collision. Operator1 had a laceration, contusion, and abrasion on the right side of his jaw and neck, a large contusion with internal and external bleeding on his right leg, and water in his lungs that coupled with the impact, had caused him to go into acute respiratory distress.
  
  Any citations and criminal charges are still pending, no further information at this time.involvement in the accident.
  
  Operator1 was admitted to the ICU at St. Josephs Medical Treatment where he received treatment for contusions, lacerations, and abrasions to the right side of his face, jaw, and neck. He was ejected from the PWC during the collison and was unconscious in the water. Operator1 also received treatment for saltwater in his lungs, as well as a large contusion, laceration, and internal bleeding on his right leg.