Teen lifeless and one other rushed to hospital after jet ski crash | UK | News | EUROtoday

A youngster has misplaced his life and one other is at present in hospital following a jet ski crash. The emergency companies had been referred to as into motion at round 4pm on Tuesday, April 22, after reviews emerged of a jet ski colliding with a pier.

Responders included the RNLI Lerwick lifeboat, coastguard rescue helicopter, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, and Police Scotland. They rushed to Lerwick Harbour in Gremista, Shetland the place the incident passed off.

Tragically, an 18 yr outdated man was declared deceased on the scene, and authorities have knowledgeable his household. A 17 yr outdated boy has been hospitalised for therapy. Police Scotland are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic occasion.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland reported: “Around 4pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, we were called to a report of a jet ski crashing into a pier at Gremista, Shetland. Emergency services attended and an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware. A 17-year-old male youth has been taken to hospital for treatment. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

An RNLI consultant acknowledged: “Lerwick lifeboat was tasked shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, April 22, to a multi-agency incident at Catch Pier in Lerwick. The RNLI lifeboat supported Lerwick Coastguard Rescue Team, a coastguard rescue helicopter, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland.”

On Wednesday, April 2, 2025 The RNLI launched its rescue figures for 2024, revealing its lifeboat crews and lifeguards saved a complete of 437 lives final yr – multiple life saved for every single day of the yr. Across the UK and Ireland the charity’s lifeboats had been launched 9,141 instances, making it the lifesaving charity’s fourth-busiest yr on file.

The RNLI stress that ‘regardless of how skilled you’re, taking a couple of minutes to know the dangers might save your life.’ The charity presents an abundance of security recommendation and steerage for beachgoers to remain protected each out and in of the water.