A 20-year-old woman from Victoria has been killed in a jet ski accident in the waters off the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
Emily Jayne Collie, from Kyabram, was reportedly killed when her jet ski collided with another jet ski at high speed. It is believed that the second jet ski was driven by her husband, who sustained minor injuries in the collision. Collie suffered severe neck and shoulder injuries.
The jet skis had been hired earlier on Sunday from a vendor on a nearby beach. Under Thai law, anyone piloting a jet ski is supposed to have a ‘captain’s permit’, but vendors often disregard this requirement in order to lease them out to tourists.
The Bangkok Post reports that Collie’s husband told Thai police that the brightness of the sunlight reflecting on the water made it difficult to see, which led to the crash.
Emily Jayne Collie’s death certificate
We’ll keep you posted.
Source: News.com.au.
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