Water skier crashes at approximately 100 MPH, Coast Guard rescues at World Ski Racing Championship in Tacoma, Wash.

TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES

07.29.2017

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Emergency medical service personnel transport an injured Australian skier to an ambulance from the Point Defiance Park boat ramp in Tacoma, Wash., July 29, 2017.

A 45-foot Response-Boat Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle, who was already on scene, pulled the skier from the water in a stokes liter immediately after the skier crashed at approximately 100 MPH, and safely transported them to EMS personnel.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Estep.

• Date Taken: 07.29.2017
• Date Posted: 07.29.2017 20:27
• Photo ID: 3622094
• VIRIN: 170729-G-G0213-0003
• Resolution: 2328x1544
• Size: 5.08 MB
• Location: TACOMA, WA, US