On Tuesday July 4 , 2023 at around 7:30 pm the vessel was traveling down stream from sailboat cove towards Choto Marina on Ft. Loudoun Lake. The boat struck a large wake causing injury to occupant. Victim was sitting in the bow seating at the front of the boat and was holding her dog. Upon striking the wake , Victim became airborne and then landed awkwardly back on her seat causing a compressing effect on her spine. She experienced severe pain and laid in the bottom of the boat until it reached Choto Marina. Fire and EMS  personel used a back board to extract her from the boat. She was transported to U.T. Medical center for treatment.

   Victim was spoken to by phone on 6/6/23. She indicated that she had suffered fractures to her L1 , L2 , & T12 vertebra.

Ft. Loudoun
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