POLICE are investigating the cause of a crash on Lake Mulwala on Sunday morning which saw three people, including two youths, hospitalised.
A NSW Police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the incident around 11:30am, when officers were told a boat towing a ski biscuit came around a bend and the inflatable crashed into a stationary fishing boat.
Paramedics responded to the incident and treated a 34-year-old man, 10-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said the girl and the 34-year-old man were airlifted to the Royal Children’s Hospital and The Alfred Hospital respectively in a serious but stable condition.
The girl sustained upper and lower body injuries, and the man was treated with lower body injuries.
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The eight-year-old boy was transported to Wangaratta Hospital in a stable condition, with upper body injuries.
As of 10am Tuesday, a Royal Children’s Hospital spokesperson confirmed the 10-year-old remained in hospital in a stable condition while an Alfred Hospital spokesperson said the 34-year-old remained in a serious but stable condition.
The police spokesperson said Victorian Police will conduct further enquiries with the skipper of the towing boat and the skipper of the fishing boat.
