GRATWICK PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two minors are seriously injured following a head-on jet ski collision on the Niagara River Saturday afternoon.
The North Tonawanda Fire Department said they received reports of a possible head-on jet ski collision around 3 p.m. on the Niagara River near Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda.
According to the fire department, it happened about 100 feet from the shore, in front of the Gratwick Boat Launch.
Callers reported as many as five victims in the water, including two believed to be unconscious. Civilian jet skiers began picking up victims and bringing them to shore before emergency crews arrived.
The victims were stabilized and taken with serious injuries. According to the fire department, there were a total of four people on two jet skis.
