On 08/22/2023 at approximately 8:00 AM, I, Officer First Class of the Maryland Natural Resource Police, responded to a boating accident at Camp Tockwogh involving a personal injury to a twenty-three-year-old female.

            At approximately 8:20 AM, I arrived onscene at Camp Tockwogh, and met with Kent EMS and camp personnel at the beach. When I arrived, EMS was already loading the injured female subject into the ambulance. She had been aboard a 2018 17ft white Boston Whaler skiing with three other subjects.

            At the time of the accident, at approximately 7:30AM, the subjects had been skiing in Still Pond Creek. The vessel, a 2018 17ft white Boston Whaler with a 90hp Tohatsu outboard, was being operated by operator. Victim had just finished skiing and switched out with subject1. 

VICTIM climbed back onto the boat, and had begun to change out of her bathing suit into dry clothes. She was seated next to the helm, facing forward. Subject2 was seated at the front of the vessel, facing back. VICTIM asked SUBJECT2 to look away while she changed. As she began to change, OPERATOR told SUBJECT3 to let him know when she was ready. SUBJECT3 said "Hit It", and OPERATOR throttled up. Right as he did this, VICTIM sat up a bit while changing clothes, and fell back. VICTIM struck her right hip on the seat behind hers.

            They returned to the beach at Camp Tockwogh, where they were met by Kent EMS. VICTIM was transported from the beach to the emergency room at UMS Medical Center in Chestertown. SUBJECT3 accompanied VICTIM on the ambulance to the Medical Center. I was informed later at approximately 2:00 PM that VICTIM had been discharged with only a severely bruised right hip.

            The weather conditions in Still Pond Creek at that time were a calm wind and seas with clear skies, an air temperature of approximately 75 degrees Fahrenheit and water temperatures at approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit. There was no other boat traffic in the surrounding area at that time.

            No violations occurred.

            All events took place in Kent County, Maryland.

            This case is closed.

Camp Tockwogh/Still Pond
Betterton                     