Two people hospitalised after jetboat crash on Whanganui River

Saturday 1 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Sat 1 Mar 2025, 3:30pm

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Two people were airlifted to Whanganui Hospital following an incident involving two jetboats at Brunswick on Saturday. One person is in serious condition and another is in moderate condition. Police responded to the water-related incident just before 1pm.

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1. RNZSat 1 Mar 2025, 1:43pm

   Police responding to Whanganui River jetboat incident (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesSat 1 Mar 2025, 3:13pm

   Two hospitalised in Whanganui jet boat crash (opens in new tab)

3. StuffSat 1 Mar 2025, 3:30pm

   Two people injured in incident involving two jet boats on Whanganui River (opens in new tab)