Vessel 1 was towing a tube on East Crooked Lake, Eustis, FL when the tow rope snapped and sent the victim into the side of a dock.  The victim sustained several injuries and was admitted to the hospital.

I arrived back on the accident scene and interviewed the vessel operator.  He explained how he was towing the tube around a bend in the shoreline and one of the two tube occupants fell off.  As he began to circle back to pick her up, the tow line snapped and sent the other occupant into a nearby dock.   OP1 states he estimates their speed at the time of accident to be 10-16 MPH.

I spoke with the vessel passenger who also explained how while towing the two occupants on the tube, one fell off and as they circled back, the line snapped.  This caused the other occupant to collide with the dock.  PAX states the estimated speed at the time of the accident to be 10-15 MPH.

I spoke with a witness who was on the dock at the time of the incident.  They explained how he was watching his friends when one fell off the tube into the water.  As the boat turned back to retrieve her the line snapped and the tube hit the corner of the dock causing tuber to hit the dock back first.  He states he immediately jumped in to retrieve her as he was on the corner where the impact occurred.  Witness states that he estimated the speed at the time the rope snapped to have been 20-30 MPH; Victim sustained bruising to the bowels and stomach, abrasions to her right arm and left hip, a lacerated spleen, and a concussion.
East Crooked Lake
EUSTIS                        