IPSWICH, Mass. — A 19-year-old man suffered serious, life-threatening injuries on Saturday afternoon after being run over by a boat he had been operating in Ipswich, local police announced in a release.
The incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Saturday near the third creek mooring field in Ipswich waters.
Once on scene, police determined that four people aboard a 19-foot, center console boat, fell into the water when the boat was turning. With no one on board to direct the vessel, it began circling and ran over the 19-year-old. No one else was hurt.
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A nearby boat stopped to help and pull the man from the water. He was transferred to the Ipswich Police boat when it arrived, and they started providing emergency medical care.
All four people were brought to the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club on Quay Road and met by an ambulance.
The victim was flown by helicopter to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.
The boat ultimately crashed into a nearby houseboat owned by the victim’s family, causing serious damage.
The Ipswich Police and Fire Departments, Newbury Harbormaster and Massachusetts Environmental Police all responded to the scene.
The accident is under investigation.
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