On 11/4/2023 at 1205 pm, I was dispatched to a boating accident that occurred at the southern point of Marco Island at Caxamabas Pass.  Due to my location at the time and weather conditions, I had a delayed response time.  
Weather conditions and tides were NE strong winds, 18 to 22 knots. Seas were NNE, 3 ft at 4 seconds. The tide had just come off slack and was now incoming.
Dispatch advised that the reporting party was taking an injured person back to their dock at the Eagle Cay condos and EMS was already positioned to meet them there.
I arrived at approximately 1250 pm and EMS was just loading the injured party into their vehicle and transporting the injured party to NCH Downtown Naples.
I met with the owner/operator of the vessel and he explained that as they left the dock area and canal the water was dead calm and as they went out of Caxamabas Pass to turn in a northerly direction, a series of waves hit the boat and it sent the injured party, that was sitting on the bow, into the air.  When she came back down she landed on the hard step leading up to the bow and was immediately in severe pain.  OP1 stated that they immediately called 911 and slowly started making way back to the dock.  He also stated that the vessel was going "about 10mph."
I then photographed the vessel and proceeded to NCH Hospital in downtown Naples.
When I arrived, I met with Spouse of injured party and passenger on the vessel in the emergency room.  Victim was in a severe amount of pain while hospital staff were taking her to a CT scan.  Spouse stated the same things that OP1 did about what had happened. Spouse then filled out a sworn written statement. 
Once hospital staff had given VICTIM some pain medication, she was able to speak with me and she stated the water was calm and then when they turned north that the next thing she knew she was airborne and came back down on the boat and was in immediate pain.  She stated that the boat wasn't going anymore than 10mph.  The MD came in and advised VICTIM that she had a "compression spinal fracture of the T10."  Due to VICTIMs injury and the pain medication given, I did not get a written statement from her.
OP1  and his wife that was a passenger in the vessel, arrived at the hospital shortly after and I met them in the ER lobby.  SUbject also stated the same thing as Spouse and OP1.  I had PAX 2 and OP1 complete sworn written statements and cleared the scene.
End of Report
VICTIM :Subject was sitting on the bow of the vessel when a wave approximately 3ft in height sent her into the air.  When she came back down, she landed on the step leading up the bow.  This caused a compression fracture of her spine.
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