A GRAY YAMAHA PWC CAME FREE FROM ITS LIFT. THE PWC IS OWNED BY OWNER. OPERATOR SWAM/WADED TO THE DRIFTING PWC. HE BOARDED THE PWC AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT FOR A RIDE. OPERATOR BEGAN TO OPERATE THE PWC IN A CIRCULAR MOTION DOING DONUTS AND OTHER MANOUVERS. OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE PWC AND IT STRUCK A FIXED PIER. THE IMPACT CRACKED THE FRONT SHIELD AND PLASTIC RAIL ON THE PWC. IT ALSO CRACKED SEVEERAL WELDS AND DAMAGED THE PIER. OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING A PFD WHILE OPERATING THE PWC. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ARE NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS DETERMINED TO BE RECKLESS OPERATION AND EXCESSIVE SPEED.
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