NSW jet ski crash kills woman, injures boy

A woman has been killed and an eight-year-old boy injured during a crash between a jet ski and a boat on NSW's mid north coast.

A woman riding a jet ski has been killed and a child has suffered spinal injuries after a crash with a boat on NSW's mid north coast.

Police say the woman died at the scene and an eight-year-old boy also on the jet ski was injured when they collided with a boat about 5.30pm on Friday at Nerong, south of Forster.

The child and the skipper of the boat, a male aged 46, have been airlifted to John Hunter Hospital.


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