Teenage boy fighting for life after being hit by propeller as he fell from inflatable boat

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Teenage boy fighting for life after being hit by propeller as he fell from inflatable boat

July 21st, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

By
Leon Watson

PUBLISHED:

17:29 EST, 20 July 2012

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UPDATED:

17:30 EST, 20 July 2012

A teenage boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit with a propeller after falling from a boat, the coastguard said tonight.

The youngster was on a rigid inflatable boat with two other teenagers and a male adult when the incident happened off The Needles landmark on the Isle of Wight this afternoon.

The teenager, whose age is unknown, fell into the water and it is believed he was then hit by the propeller. He has been airlifted to Southampton General Hospital on the mainland.

Landmark: Coastguards said a teenage boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit with a propeller after falling from a boat near The Needles on the Isle of Wight

Another boy aged 14 was also injured by the propeller and he suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, a coastguard spokeswoman said.

He is being treated at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport on the island.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which took place at around 4.49pm.

Luckily, the Coastguard rescue helicopter was already airborne on exercise and was quickly on the scene along with the Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat.

Tony Wheeler, watch manager at Solent Coastguard, said: ‘We understand that two of the four people on board the rib fell into the water and have sustained injuries from the propeller.

‘One has been airlifted and taken to Southampton General Hospital by the coastguard rescue helicopter, the other casualty has been taken by Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat to Yarmouth where they were met by the ambulance service and transferred to St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight.’

The remaining teenager, also aged 14, and the adult did not fall into the water and are unhurt. Relatives of the injured boys are now being contacted, the spokeswoman added.

It is not known where the group were from.