RedactedNarrative: On august 18, 2019 at approximately 17:00, there was a boating incident on jordan lake occurring near a cove around the seaforth recreational area boat ramp, which can be located at seaforth beach rd. There were two 1998 kawasaki stx personal watercrafts (pwc) involved in the incident both belonging to operator1.  Both vessels had no passengers on board and were not towing anyone at the time of the incident. 
   
  Operator2 and operator1 stated they were headed back to the boat ramp at the seaforth recreational area for the day because they were running out of fuel.  Vessel #2 was in the front of vessel #1 and vessel #1 was following too closely and directly behind vessel #2.  Vessel #2 decided to make a sharp left hand turn and failed to look back before he initiated the maneuver.  
  
  Vessel #1 was following too closely and when the pwc in front made a sharp turn, he did not have enough time to stop before hitting vessel #2.  The seat was ripped off vessel #2 and the handlebar was bent back on the right side in the direction of travel at the time of impact.  There were fiberglass stress marks on the port side of vessel #2 and two tears in the fiberglass underneath the seat.  Vessel #1 had several red transfer marks on the bottom of his pwc from paint transfer from vessel #2.  There were also two long gashes on the starboard side of vessel #1 that came from the handlebar on vessel #2. 
    
  Operator2 was transported to unc chapel hill hospital while operator1 was uninjured by the incident.  Operator2 suffered a broken fibula, malleolus, and dislocated tibia within his ankle.  In conclusion, operator1 was operating too closely and in a careless and reckless manner to operator2, and was unable to avoid a collision when operator2 made an abrupt turn.
  
  
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