The jet ski rolled over in rough water just outside the idle zone bouys and ejected all occupants. Operator got back on the jet ski. Two others were still in the water. The three were preparing to waterski and the jet ski was not running correctly. The ski rope was floating in the water near occupant1. Operator tried a mechanical feature on the jet ski to clear the impeller thinking that it was clogged. During this action, the jet ski took off at a high rate of speed. The floating rope around occupant1 got tangled on his right hand and caused severe trauma to his thumb/hand. Subject1 was floating in the water near occupant1 when the incident occurred and witnessed the event.
Geist
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