RedactedNarrative: On May 9, 2017, a personal watercraft (PWC) with two persons onboard, was traveling northeast, and exiting the idle speed zone of Crab Island, Choctawhatchee Bay, Okaloosa County.  The operator, suddenly increased the speed to go over a wake which caused both the operator and passenger to fall overboard.
  
  The operator sustained injuries that required beyond basic first aid, and was transported to the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, where she was admitted.  The passenger was transported by ambulance to the hospital for back pain, but was later discharged without injury.   
  
  The operator sustained a lacerated liver and 2-3 cracked ribs over the liver.  
  
  There was no visible damage to the PWC.  There were no independent witnesses to the incident. 
  