This afternoon, emergency personnel responded to a collision between a Jet Ski and a RIB just south of the Place Pier Brighton.
%%UKNIP_ANCHOR_0%% Lifeboat and Brighton Beach Rescue Boat responded to the scene where a female Jet Ski rider had been injured.
The %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_1%% coastguard rescue helicopter was dispatched, and a medic was winched down to assist.
%%UKNIP_ANCHOR_2%% and Newhaven Coastguards were also on the scene to assist.
The casually was returned to Brighton Marina and was transferred to hospital by %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_3%% with the assistance of the Coastguard.
The coastguard helicopter then landed at the Brighton landing site until the medic arrived, at which point it took off around 17:20.
The Boat and Jet Skier are believed to know each other, and this incident is being treated as an accident,” %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_4%% said:
Just before 3.30pm, a jet ski and a rigid inflatable boat were reported to have collided near Brighton Palace Pier, and the woman on the jet ski was reported to have been injured,” a %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_5%% spokesman said.
“Emergency services responded to the scene, and the woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.”
“The occupants of both craft are thought to be familiar with one another, and the collision is currently being treated as accidental.”
