At sunset pn Saturday 15 October, NSRI Vaal Dam were activated following reports of a jet-ski crashed into a wall in front of the restaurant at Anchor Creek, 500 meters from the NSRI rescue base, and reports of two people injured.
NSRI Vaal Dam launched their rescue craft HASSLES.
Dirk Manten, NSRI Vaal Dam duty coxswain, said that on arrival on-scene a 22 year old female was treated for a suspected dislocated hip and a knee injury sustained when the jet-ski she was on drove into a wall. The skipper, a 23 year old male, was not injured. They are both believed to be from Four Ways in Johannesburg.
An ER-24 ambulance was summoned to the scene and the female has been transported to a private hospital in Vereeniging in a stable but serious condition for further treatment.
It is not known what caused the jet-ski to be driven into the wall but an investigation will be conducted.
As standard procedure these types of incidents are reported to SAMSA (The South African Maritime Safety Authority) and in the case where the female was injured a report will be handed to the SA Police Services.
