THIS CRASH OCCURED AS VESSEL 1 BECAME AIRBORNE DUE TO LARGE WAVES. OPERATOR 1 WAS EJECTED FROM VESSEL 1, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INTERNAL INJURIES AND WHIPLASH. SEVERAL DETAILS, INCLUDING WHAT OPERATOR 1 IMPACTED TO CAUSE SUCH INJURIES AND THE TIME OF THE CRASH, ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO OPERATOR 1 BEING TAKEN INTO EMERGENCY SURGERY. VESSEL 1 WAS NOT DAMAGED. THIS CRASH WAS REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICER WHILE AT A HOSPITAL FOR A DIFFERENT UNRELATED BOAT CRASH. THUS, THIS CRASH WAS NOT INVESTIGATED AT THE SCENE, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE OWNER OF VESSEL 1 COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. ADDITIONALLY, OPERATOR 1 DID NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS FOR FOLLOW-UP.
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