Two occupants onboard a PWC collided with a wake while conducting a sharp right turn causing the operator and occupant to be ejected off the starboard side of the PWC. The operator of the PWC only obtained a minor abrasion to the knee. The occupant impacted the water causing her to go unconsciousness but still breathing.
	At approximately 1935 hours, I arrived at Mariners Hospital and obtained witness statements from the OP1/SISTER. SISTER explained that OP1 was operating the personal watercraft (PWC) when they were heading east towards there vacation residence at Keys Palm RV Resort. SISTER explained she was far ahead of OP1 on a separate PWC when she noticed OP1 was no longer behind her. SISTER explained, they turned around and noticed OP1 had fallen off the PWC and once OP1 settled back on the PWC she noticed it began taking on water and immediately drove to the nearest portion of land. Once they arrived on land SISTER explained that OP1 was complaining about neck pain and collapsed on land before being transported to Mariners Hospital.
	Afterwards, I spoke to OP1 and asked what happened before the incident. OP1 explained, she remembers operatoring behind her parents when herself and younger sister were cruising at about 45-50 mph. She continued to explain that she had to abruptly slow down before colliding with a wake on the starboard side of her PWC. She stated that once the impact happened, she was ejected off the PWC towards the port side then immediately proceeded to assure her younger sister was okay. She continued to explain that she doesn’t recall impacting anything else besides a wake that came from a vessel. Ms. OP1 continued to state that once she settled back on the PWC, they drove to the closes piece of land because she noticed the PWC was getting lower into the water. When she arrived, she explained that she remembers feeling pain in her neck and then collapsing from either pain or head injury. ;OP1:OP1 was ejected from her PWC after colliding with a wake. After retrieving her PWC, she managed to operate the PWC towards Playa Largo Resort where she began complaining of neck and head pain. Once EMS arrived on scene, she was admitted to the Mariners Hospital and began getting CT-Scans for her neck and head. The CT-Scans came back clear and there were no injuries seen from scans and was discharged from the hospital that night.

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