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Swimmer grievously injured after being struck by boat
Italian man fractures leg while swimming at il-Fossa, Valletta.
9 August 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
An Italian man fractured his left leg when he was struck by a boat yesterday at about 8 p.m., while swimming alone in the area known as il-Fossa, Valletta.
Preliminary investigations found that the swimmer, 30 resident in Valletta, was struck by a boat manned by two men, a 28- and 29-year-old who also live in Valletta, while returning from a fishing trip.
As they approached land, they heard an unusual sound followed by cries for help. The men immediately took the swimmer ashore, where they called the district police and an ambulance, who arrived shortly after.
A foreign doctor who witnessed the incident also gave first aid.
The man was hospitalised and found to have sustained grievous injuries.
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Hello, it's Luca, the guy hit by the boat. Just a few a little details were a bit different. The accident happened at about 7 o'clock and not 8. Meaning it was still very visible, and the history of my phone calls looking for help show it. Also, once hit I had to ask to be brought ashore. Injured in the sea I was asked several times if I had "got hurt".
However, I was very lucky and I'm happy I'm still here.
Joseph MELI •
Whilst a broken fratured/leg fractured leg is painful and discomforting (I have broken the same one twice) it hardly constitutes being described as a grievous injury surely?The issue is how did these guys manage to hit the swimmer and whether or not he had some form of visual safety aid to identify him in the water(as the sun was setting at that time) as if the propeller had hit him then grievous injury would come into play
