RedactedNarrative: On August 10, 2019, at approximately 4:30 p.m., I, Off. of the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP), was on patrol in NRP vehicle 272, when I responded to a call for assistance from Officer First Class for a possible boating accident that occurred on the Susquehanna River near Garrett Island in Harford County Maryland.  EMS had contacted NRP Dispatch to let us know of an injured subject with rope burns that occurred near or on the water. The injured subject had been taken by EMS to UM Harford Memorial Hospital at 501 S Union Ave, Havre De Grace, MD 21078.
  
   
  
  At approximately 5:00 p.m., I conducted an interview with the injured passenger in the emergency room of UM Harford Memorial Hospital.  I asked VICTIM what happened and he stated he was the lookout on the back of a Jet Ski that his uncle, Operator operating, while his brother Subject1 was tubing.  VICTIM then stated SUBJECT1 had fallen off the tube and OPERATOR was circling around to retrieve him from the water.  
  
  During this time VICTIM began coiling the tow rope around his right arm to bring the tube closer to the Jet Ski and prevent the tow rope from being caught in the impeller.  Next the combination of a water wave from the wake and the wind, caught the tube and pulled VICTIM from the Jet Ski causing multiple injuries to his right arm.  OPERATOR and VICTIM flagged down a nearby boat, who took VICTIM to the shore near the American Legion where they were met by EMS.  The rope caused multiple lacerations to VICTIM’s right arm and a deep laceration to the tendon between his thumb and index finger on his right hand.  After x-rays were taken and examined by the medical staff at the hospital, they confirmed that VICTIM also had two broken bones in his right hand and wrist; one near the thumb and the other near his pinky finger.  I asked VICTIM if OPERATOR was on his way to the hospital and if he was the owner of the Jet Ski.  VICTIM said he was on his way with his brother, SUBJECT1, and that he wasn’t sure who the Jet Ski belonged to. 
  
   
  
  At approximately 6:00 p.m., Ofc arrived at the hospital following his investigation of possible witnesses within the area where the injury was said to have occurred on the Susquehanna River.  Not long after that, OPERATOR and SUBJECT1 arrived at the hospital and Ofc I conducted an interview with OPERATOR.  OPERATOR confirmed the order of events given by VICTIM and initially said the Jet Ski he was operating belonged to his friend and that the owner had taken the Jet Ski home.  I asked OPERATOR for his identification and if he knew the registration information for the Jet Ski.  OPERATOR provided us with his Commercial Driver’s License and his phone number and said that he would need to contact the owner for the Jet Ski registration.  OPERATOR asked if he could call us later that day with the information.  Ofc provided OPERATOR with a business card and requested that he reach out before the end of the day, so the incident report could be completed.
  
   
  
  As Ofc and I left the emergency room, OPERATOR met us outside and said that he wanted to be honest with us and the Jet Ski (MD 9144 CD, 2011 Kawasaki) was actually his.  He stated he was worried about paying a fine, panicked, took the Jet Ski to his residence, and asked everyone to say they were borrowing the Jet Ski from a friend.  OPERATOR said he felt comfortable around Ofc and I, and he wanted to show us the respect that we deserved.  We told OPERATOR that we appreciated his honesty, albeit late in the process, and asked if we could go to his house to get the necessary Jet Ski registration information for the report.  OPERATOR confirmed the Jet Ski was in his driveway.
  
   
  
  As Ofc and I went to OPERATOR’s residence and took pictures of the Jet Ski and the tow rope and tube.  Upon returning to the hospital we confirmed the accuracy of our pictures with OPERATOR.
  
   
  
  All Events Occurred In Harford County, Maryland.
  