On 6/3/23, at approx 3:20 pm, v1 operator was operating his boat with two pasengers, underneath the highwat 8 train trestle bridge on high rock lake/abbotts creek.  As he passed under the trestle, another vessel passed on his left side and caused a wake.  V1 operator used his hand to brace his boat and the force of the wake caused his injury.

The passenders were passengers 1 and 2.  Passenger 1 was seated in front of the windshield and passenger 2 was seated to the left of v1 operator behind the windshield.  As the stand on vessel, vessel #1, v1 operator navigated through a designated no wake zone under the bridge.   A small boat, an unknown vessel, passed by on the left as the give way vessel, vessel 2 creating a significant wake that impacted v1 operator's boat.  In an attempt to prevent a collision with vessel 1's windshield and the low trestle bridge, v1 operator raised his left hand resulting in the fracture of his left hand and wrist.  There were no other injuries sustained and no passengers were injured.

As a result, from attempting to prevent vessel 1's windshield from impacting the railroad trestle bridge, v1 operator suffered fracytures to his left hand and wrist.  He was transported by davidson county ems from the southmont boating access area to the lexington hospital.  V1 operator had been drinking alcohol, but there was no impairment from the alcohol.  Alcohol and drugs were not a contributing factor in this incident.  There were no damages to the vessel in this incident.  We were unable to determine the operator of vessel 2.  Vessel 2 is still unknown and could not be located.

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