Jet skier suffers head injury

A Tauranga man is in Waikato Hospital with head injuries after a jet ski accident.

The 43-year-old was flown to hospital via the Westpac Rescue Helicopter yesterday afternoon.


The man was performing on The Strand waterfront when the accident happened.

The man was performing flips and jumps on the jet ski along the Tauranga Waterfront when the accident happened.

People had gathered along The Strand to see the man perform.

'The patient was admitted to Tauranga Hospital and then transported by Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Waikato under the care of the Waikato ICU transport team,” says a spokesperson from the rescue helicopter.

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