Who:
What: Boating Accident.
            V1: Blue, 2016, Yamaha personal watercraft. 
            V2: Yellow, 2021 Yamaha, Personal Watercraft. 
When: April 8, 2023, approximately 1330 hours.
 
Where: L35A canal, one mile north of Markham Park


Details of the incident:

On April 8, 2023, at approximately 1300 hours, I, a duly sworn officer with The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, while on state land patrol in Broward County received a call from dispatch about a boating accident that occurred at Markham Park. Dispatch informed me one person was injured and being transported back to the boat ramp.

At Approximately 1340 hours, I arrived on scene and spoke to Broward County Fire Rescue, who informed me the injured victim was being transported to Broward general medical center. The injured victim was later identified by running his driver’s license through dispatch.

 Operator2 explained to me that he was traveling north in the canal on his jet ski (V2), and Operator1 was also traveling North on his jet ski (V1) at a high rate of speed. Operator2 explained to me that they were traveling at approximately 70 MPH when Operator1 abruptly attempted to turn V1 around in front of V2. 

Operator2 Explained he did not have enough time to react to V1 turning in front of him, and as a result his jet ski V2 struck the left side of V1 causing Operator1 to fall off his jet ski. 

Operator2 explained that it appeared Operator1 had a broken left leg and could not get him back aboard his jet ski to bring him back to the boat ramp. Operator2 then brought Operator1 to the shore where he asked for help bringing Operator1 back to the boat ramp. 

Conclusion:
Based on my research and investigation into this incident, I determined the two V1 and V2 were traveling north in the canal at a high rate of speed when V1 abruptly turned in front of V2 resulting in V1 striking V2 throwing Operator1 off and breaking his leg. No further Law enforcement action required; body worn camera footage available upon request.

Operator1 suffered a broken leg below the knee, and lacerations on his knee.

L35A canal
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