A seven-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a water ski tube at Prosser River on Sunday.
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Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania teams responded to the incident about 2pm.
Police say a 43-year-old man operating a boat towing a ski-biscuit lost control causing the occupant, a seven-year-old boy, to be thrown onto shore.
He was treated at the scene before being airlifted via the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition.
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The man operating the boat has undergone mandatory alcohol and drug testing, police say.
Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident contact the Orford Police Station on 131 444.
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
