Iowa Safety Jack Koerner Involved in Serious Boating Accident

[CoKane]

Saw this while browsing Reddit




Some extra context from the top comment

"Jack was on a jet ski and was coming out of the cove into the flow of traffic and came in contact with an Envision, according to a witness who was riding behind him. Jack was run over and hit a propeller."

Sounds horrifying. Hope he ends up alright

 

[Cyclonepride]

Yikes. Glad it's non-life threatening. That sounds like something that could have ended up much worse.

 

[BCClone]

Prayers that he turns out ok from this.

 

[clonedude]

That's terrible.... hope he's okay. Best wishes.

 

[MeowingCows]

That's terrifying. Report says he had a life jacket on... might've saved his life here. Get well and get back on the field, kid.

 

[JM4CY]

Man, the number of stupid things I’ve done on the water when I was young, I’m lucky some bad accident never happened to me.

Get well, young man.

 

[legi]

Making contact with a boat prop is almost always major damage. I have a boat and my biggest fear is running over someone.

 

[isucy86]

Sad to hear. Hope he recovers 100%. Looks like he was with someone who was airlifted from the scene.

Will keep them both in my prayers.

 

[TrianglePlace]

Sounds like Jack and another guy were riding on the Jet Ski. The other guy was life flighted while Jack was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

 

[deadeyededric]

Making contact with a boat prop is almost always major damage. I have a boat and my biggest fear is running over someone.

Like the dude who was texting while driving his boat.

 

[isu81]

The other young man has had his leg amputated and is on a ventilator.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

The other young man has had his leg amputated and is on a ventilator.

Damn. Sounds like he had first contact with the propeller.

My thoughts are with both young men here...

 

[GBlade]

Hope all involved will make a good recovery.

The Coralville reservoir is very busy on summer weekends. Stopped going out there several years back because of all the boat traffic and chop.

Edit: This took place in Lake of the Ozarks.

 

[acoustimac]

I love to jet ski, but on weekends there two major problems. One involves drivers not paying attention and the other is speed.

 

[MeowingCows]

I love to jet ski, but on weekends there two major problems. One involves drivers not paying attention and the other is speed.

I've only done it a few times, but even when I have, it's generally very early in the morning before the main traffic hits the waters.

 

[NorthCyd]

Hope all involved will make a good recovery.

The Coralville reservoir is very busy on summer weekends. Stopped going out there several years back because of all the boat traffic and chop.

It happened in Missouri.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Jet skis should be called spinal trauma skis.

 

[clonedude]

It happened in Missouri.

Haven't the players reported to IC now?

 

[enisthemenace]

Damn. Thoughts with them. Horrible.

 

[aauummm]

It happened in Missouri.

Yep, Gravois Arm of Lake of the Ozarks. It was Jack Koerner and Cole Coffin both from West Des Moines.