RedactedNarrative: OP1 launched his PWC at approximately 2000 hours, at the Topsider Resort in Islamorada, FL. His friends were watching him cruise around at a high rate of speed within eyesight of the resort. OP1 approached a wake in the distance and launched his PWC over the top of it. 
  Accident
  The PWC went in the air after going over the wake and OP1 became separated from the PWC. Upon entering the water, his body hit the surface very forcefully, knocking him unconscious. He was wearing a personal flotation device, but he was found face down in the water. The PWC flipped upside down and shut off after impact because he was wearing his safety kill switch lanyard. 
  Post-Accident
  OP1 friends knew that he had crashed and was in distress. They boarded a vessel from the resort and ran out to try and help him. Once they got close, they could tell he was face down and not moving. They pulled OP1 from the water and started CPR because he did not have a pulse. They called 911 and returned to shore at the resort. EMS arrived and continued CPR and used an AED on OP1. The AED regained his heartbeat but he needed to be transported by helicopter to Baptist Hospital in Miami to continue receiving lifesaving care.
  