Woman Ejected From Jet Ski In Brick Collision: Police

BRICK, NJ — A young woman was ejected from a personal watercraft (PWC) and broke her leg after a collision on the Metedeconk River, Brick police said.

Around 4 p.m. on Aug. 11, Lt. Paul Catalina and Officers Andriy Shevchuk and Carissa Pagnotta were patrolling the river when they came across a woman in distress and an unoccupied wave runner PWC, Sgt. Jim Kelly said.

The young woman, unidentified due to her age, had been riding the PWC when she crashed into her boyfriend's PWC, throwing her from the craft and into the water, Kelly said.

She was complaining of leg pain, which was later discovered to be broken, Kelly said.

Officers used a boat pole to pull her onto the patrol boat and took her to Pier 281 Marina on Princeton Avenue where EMTs were waiting to take her to the hospital, Kelly said.

Shevchuk rode the girl's wave runner to the same marina for safekeeping, Kelly said. The NJSP Marine Unit responded to handle the crash report.

Body camera footage, redacted due to the victim's age, shows officers pulling her onto the boat and later carrying her off to the dock where EMTs were waiting.

Chief David Forrester commended the officers for this water rescue whose quick and decisive actions prevented further harm to a young woman in danger.