A serious maritime accident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the waters of Salinas, leaving an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman gravely injured. According to preliminary information, the incident happened at 1:18 p.m. in Bahía Salinas, near Isla Perdida, when a jet ski and a 33-foot boat collided under circumstances that are being investigated.
Both young people suffered serious injuries as a result of the impact and received initial medical attention from Emergency Medical personnel before being taken to the Río Piedras Medical Center. The Police reported that both the man and the woman remain hospitalized in critical condition.
Agent Melissa Rodríguez, from the Guayama Maritime Division, is in charge of the accident investigation.