On September 4th, 2023, at approximately 2000 Hours. Tennessee Wildlife Officers were notified of a boat coming into Chester Frost Park on Chickamauga Lake in Hamilton County with a passenger complaining of severe back pain. 

Once officers arrived on scene medical personnel advised officers that she had injured her back and would be going to a local hospital. Officers interviewed the operator who stated that while coming into Dallas Bay from Harrison Bay he was going what he thought was around 30 miles per hours.

 As he was coming back from the main channel, he stated that he noticed a large wake from another vessel, but it was too late to slow down and he struck the wave. 

After striking the wake he observed his wife, who was sitting on the boat in front of the passenger helm, be launched into the air and come back down landing inside the boat on her back. The impact cause severe pain to her back and they began to travel to the Chester Frost Boat Ramp and wait for emergency Personnel. The injured party was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The incident occurred in Hamilton County.
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