Annapolis, MD – State authorities are investigating an early-evening accident on the Chesapeake Bay that seriously injured a man using a personal watercraft (PWC). According to the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP), the incident occurred Wednesday, July 6 around 8 p.m.in the bay at the mouth of the Magothy River and Baltimore Light in Anne Arundel County.
Police responded to the area after being notified by a witness about the accident. The man was discovered face-down in the water and unresponsive, police reports stated.
The PWC rider was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man’s name has not been released.
Witnesses have told police the man had been “jumping wakes” prior to being thrown from the PWC.