Man seriously injured in jet ski accident near Magothy River

WASHINGTON — A man has life-threatening injuries after a single jet ski accident Wednesday night.

Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thompson tells WTOP it happened a little after 8 p.m. at the mouth of the Magothy River near the Baltimore Harbor Light.

Police say witnesses told them that the man was jumping boat wakes when he was thrown from the jet ski. Those witnesses also told police that they found him face down and unresponsive when they started performing CPR on the man and called 911.

The victim was flown to Shock Trauma with life-threatening injuries.

Below is a map with the approximate location of the accident:

WTOP’s Liz Anderson contributed to this report.

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