Double tragedy on the Vaal: jet ski and speedboat accident, boat capsize



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  • There was a tragedy on the Vaal River on Saturday in two separate incidents.
  • Two people were seriously injured in an accident between a jet ski and a speedboat in Vaal Marina.
  • Further down the river, a body was found after a boat carrying seven people capsized.

Two people were seriously injured when a jet ski and a speedboat were involved in an accident in Vaal Marina on Saturday.

ER24 and Netcare911 cared for a woman and a man, who had suffered critical injuries. They had to be transferred to a private hospital for further care.

A younger man and woman, who were in the speedboat, suffered injuries and were treated at the scene.

The man on the jet ski was unhurt.

Further down in the River Valley on the Vaal River, a boat carrying seven people capsized.

Two people managed to get to safety and, in the search for the others, a body was found.

The police and emergency services of the metro were looking for the other four people, who are still missing.

ER24’s Ross Campbell said the man and woman survived with minor injuries.

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