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12th Aug 2017

Irish Coast Guard Airlift Girl (13) To Hospital Following Jet Ski Accident

Alana Laverty

A 13-year-old girl was airlifted from the Irish Sea off the coast of Wexford yesterday after an incident involving a jet ski. 

The girl and her father were pulling a rubber donut behind their jet ski offshore near Ardmine, south of Courttown, when she reportedly suffered a back injury. 

The incident occurredd at approximately 4pm, according to Independent.ie. 

Coastguard helicopter R117 based in Waterford airlifted the girl and her father to Waterford Regional Hospital. 

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