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Man left with chest injury after jet ski collision on Loch Lomond

News imageLoch Lomond Rescue Boat Two men wearing orange hi-vis jumpsuits and life jackets on board a rescue boat. They are treating a person on a stretcher who is wrapped in a foil thermal blanket - their face is not visibleLoch Lomond Rescue Boat
The man was stretchered onto a lifeboat by rescue volunteers

A man has been left with leg and chest injuries after a jet ski crashed on Loch Lomond.

Emergency services and Loch Lomond rescue boat volunteers were called to the scene near Boturich shore and Balloch Park at about 17:00 on Thursday.

The volunteer team assessed the man's injuries and transferred him by stretcher onto a lifeboat. Meanwhile the jet ski was secured by a park ranger patrol boat.

Paramedics took the man into their care and he was take to hospital. Rescuers left the scene at about 18:10.

News imageLoch Lomond Rescue Boat A police van and an ambulance in a car park outside a building with railings. A hill is visible in the background.Loch Lomond Rescue Boat
Police and paramedics were sent to the scene

It follows a warning to jet ski riders from the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority on Thursday.

The park authority said it would increase patrols this weekend in an attempt to stamp out a rise in what it called "dangerous, reckless and aggressive behaviour".

The Loch Lomond byelaws, which were strengthened in 2023, are intended to ensure safe and responsible use of the loch via speed-restricted areas and other measures.