26 Jan 2013

Man injured in Rakaia River jet boat incident

9:54 pm on 26 January 2013

A 68-year old man has been flown to Christchurch Hospital after a jet boat incident on the Rakaia River about 6:30pm Saturday.

No details were available but the ambulance service said the man had moderate to serious injuries.

It says a rescue helicopter took the man to hospital Saturday evening.