An exclusive Freedom Of Information request by Watercraft Zone – Australia’s largest Jet Ski website – has unearthed how many riders have been banned and how many skis have been seized on NSW waterways, as authorities become increasingly concerned about hoon behaviour.
In an exclusive interview with Radio 2GB’s Mark Levy, the mother of a 15-year-old teenager who was killed in a Jet Ski crash – which also left his 14-year-old mate with a severed arm – has called for an urgent review into minimum age restrictions.
Water safety authorities will be out in force from this weekend in the lead-up to the Australian summer, as Jet Ski sales surge.
Record sales of Jet Skis and personal watercraft amid international travel restrictions due to the coronavirus crisis has seen an increase in boat-related drownings in NSW – overtaking swimming deaths for the first time.
