New details: One person seriously injured in Jet-Ski incident on Bass River in Dennis, second Jet-Ski accident reported in Harwich


DENNIS – Monday at 1:01 PM, the Dennis Fire Department responded to Bass River off of Short Neck Road, for an unresponsive 18-year-old male involved in a jet ski accident. The victim apparently fell off while turning the craft and was struck by the jet ski. A friend pulled the victim to the beach where rescue personnel could treat him. The victim was wearing a life jacket at the time. Dennis and Yarmouth harbormasters responded to the scene providing initial medical aid along with Dennis and the Mass Environmental Police.
The victim sustained significant but non-life-threatening facial injuries and was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital for initial stabilization then later transferred to a Boston hospital.

Meanwhile, a Jet-Ski reportedly collided with a boat on Long Pond in Harwich late Monday afternoon. One person suffered a leg injury and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. Mass Environmental Police are investigating both incidents.

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