RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS:
  I was flagged down by vessel occupants with an injured female on board. Injury was deemed to be from water skiing accident and patient was taken to a hospital to receive stitches. I conducted the vessel accident investigation.
  
  INITIAL CALL:
  At approximately 1645 hrs on 7/18/19 a vessel approached me in Padre Bay flagging me down. As they approached they informed me they had an injured person on board and were asking which way to drive back to the marina. I informed them that the NPS Ranger on the patrol vessel very nearby was a paramedic and to wait with me while he cleared his stop and would come treat the injured female. I contact NPS Ranger via radio and informed him I had a medical call for him on this vessel when he could clear. While waiting for NPS Ranger I asked the occupants of the vessel what had happened. I was informed the female had been water skiing nearby in Padre Bay and that a ski had hit her in the face and lacerated her face near her nose.
  
  INVESTIGATION:
  After Ranger arrived and began to assess and treat the female patient, I questioned the adult male operator more about the accident details. He and his two sons on board informed me that the female, Victim, had been being towed on water skis behind the vessel, which they had rented, and had lost or let go of the rope handle.  They stated that as she slowed one of the skis came off her foot and struck her in the face.  When they had turned the vessel around and approached to pick her up they saw she was bleeding from the face and assisted her in boarding the vessel again.  They had used a towel to try and stop the bleeding and began to head in a direction they felt was toward the marina when they had located me.  I collected the information on the vessel and it's 4 passengers at the time of the accident for the accident report.
  
  Ranger had applied a dressing to the wound and took Victim and one of her sons on board his patrol vessel to transport them to the Wahweap Marina and then on to the Page hospital ambulance. Operator had voiced some concern on being able to locate the marina and the launch ramp the rental company had launched them from, I had them indicate which ramp they were to meet the rental company at and retrieve their personal vehicle (Stateline Ramp). I agreed to lead them back to that ramp so Operator and his remaining son could get their vehicle and meet them at the hospital.
  
  At approximately 1735 hrs I entered Wahweap Bay and pointed out the Stateline Launch Ramp to Operator. He indicated he could see it and headed to that location. I cleared the call at that time.
  
  End of Report
  