Jet Boat Crash Queenstown

Nine people have been injured in a commercial boat crash on the Shotover River near Queenstown, with the only ambulance access by helicopter. ^[1]

About 10am on February 22, the jet-boat hit a canyon wall near Skipper's Bridge about five seconds after its steering locked up. ^[2]

Police and emergency services are enroute to reports of a boat crash on the Shotover River, Skippers Canyon, Queenstown. ^[3]

A commercial Go Orange jetboat has crashed on the Kawarau River near Queenstown, injuring five people. ^[4]

A helicopter was sent to the scene after the KJet jet boat crashed at around 11.40am, with 11 passengers and a driver on board at the time. ^[5]

Three helicopters were sent to the incident - one from Queenstown and two from Dunedin - as well as a first response vehicle and an ambulance from Queenstown. ^[6]

A Queenstown jet-boat company is investigating how four people were injured in an accident on a commercial jet-boat trip. ^[7]

Experience the thrilling Shotover Jet, Queenstown's iconic jet boat ride through the Shotover Canyons at 85kph. ^[8]

Four people are injured, after a jet boat accidents in Skippers Canyon near Queenstown. 26 February 2025. ^[9]

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Maritime New Zealand has launched an investigation after passengers on a Skippers Canyon Jet boat were injured near Queenstown on Tuesday. ^[11]

One person is dead and 22 people have been injured in a jet boat accident this afternoon near Queenstown. ^[12]