The NSRI at Vaal Dam have looked at the boat which ran aground but the boat remains on Groot Eiland wedged between two Bluegum trees. It appears that the boat, which ran aground at high speed, missed hitting the Bluegum trees by centimeters and came to rest in between the two large trees.
Jake Manten, NSRI Vaal Dam duty coxswain, said that one female has suffered 4 fractured vertebrae in her lower back and has been transferred to another hospital for further treatment. One female suffered a punctured lung and 4 fractured ribs and remains in ICU. The third female was transported to hospital (it was originally reported that she refused to go to hospital) suffering a laceration to her head and she has received sutures.
Investigations into the cause of the accident, witnessed by the crew of a yacht, have been handed over to the SA Police Services and SAMSA (the South African Maritime Safety Authority).
See: 4 Injured as Ski-boat runs aground onto Groot Eiland on Vaal Dam
