23/06/2025
Good afternoon,
Please find below a statement from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and the Hanseatic Festival of Water Sports organising committee:
Our thoughts at this time are with the family and teammates of the injured skier. We are also thinking of the other competitors and teams who were obviously shocked by this incident.
Whilst any competitive motorsport is clearly not without risk, thankfully incidents of this nature are rare.
Events of this scale involve significant planning and have a host of support personnel on standby, including rescue crew, divers, water and land-based paramedics, and further medical support. This meant accident procedures could be immediately initiated when the incident occurred, ensuring a quick and comprehensive response was provided to aid the casualty in the water.
The borough council and organisers would like to thank all the emergency services, including Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (NARS) and Norfolk Police, for their rapid response to this incident, which allowed the casualty to be stabilised and airlifted to hospital as quickly as possible.
Finally, organisers would like to expressly thank those who moved aside quickly to aid the emergency services to access the scene. Thanks also to those spectators who showed respect and dignity in not filming the incident as it unfolded.
