Man injured in boat accident off Nanny Cay
According to a close relative, the 22-year-old man managed to survive the accident but suffered several serious cuts which resulted in him being rushed to the Peebles Hospital.
The cuts were reportedly all below the knee and around his feet. The source declined to give the name of the injured youth or additional details of the incident while citing an ongoing investigation as the reason.
Virgin Islands News understands that another vessel was inolved in the incident and one source indicated that the injuries were caused by the propeller of the vessel of the other boat which allegedly fled the scene of the accident. One other person was reportedly aboard the vessel with the injured man at the time of the accident.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since confirmed that the incident took place. According to Police Information Officer, Diane Drayton the accident involved two boats.
"One person is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries injuries," Ms Drayton disclosed.
Only some two weeks ago a man lost his life and another was injured in a boating incident off Jost Van Dyke.
Preliminary reports indicate that a 21-foot speed boat entitled ‘1-800-Collect’ was heading out of White Bay with Chaim Todman and a passenger onboard when, for reasons unknown at this time, both occupants were ejected from the vessel. Assistance was provided by boaters in the area to transport the two passengers to Road Town to seek medical attention.
Upon arrival at Peebles Hospital, Chaim Todman, 34, of Johnson Ghut was unresponsive and was shortly after pronounced dead.
17 Responses to “Man injured in boat accident off Nanny Cay”
you sound so stupid bashing young people and its a grown a** man allegedly under the influence that hit the young dude boat...
Let them keep up the bull$#$%!
These boys are not captains, they're lunatics that happen to have enough money to put a vessel in the water. All they do is buy a boat, put on the biggest engine and push throttle like an @$$. they call that sailing. Add lots of rum and weed to the equation and then what you get. Some don't need help being idiots when they sober as a mouse, add rum to the mix and u get this nonsense. they are just sickening.