Crime & Safety
Man On Jet Ski Hurt In Collision: Austin EMS
Austin-Travis County EMS officials said the patient, a man in his 30s, was hospitalized with minor injuries not deemed life-threatening.
AUSTIN, TX — Medics were dispatched to the banks of the Colorado River on Friday amid reports of an injury related to a jet ski collision, officials said.
The emergency call came in just before 6:30 p.m., according to a tweet by Austin-Travis County EMS medics. According to the report, the incident occurred along the 17000 block of Rocky Ridge Road.
Medics said the patient, a man in his 30s, was transported to Baylor Scott & White Lakeway Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
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FINAL Water Rescue 17000blk Rocky Ridge Rd: #ATCEMSMedics are transporting ~30s male, to Baylor Scott & White Lakeway Hospital, with minor, non life threatening injuries. No further updates planned, EMS is clear the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 21, 2019
No further details were disclosed.
Multiple rescue assets from #ATCEMS, ESD6 & @STAR_Flight_TC responding to a Water Rescue at 17000blk Rocky Ridge Rd (18:29). Initial reports of 1 patient with injuries following a jet ski collision. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 20, 2019ow.
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