ONE person has been airlifted to Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry after being injured in a jet ski incident in the River Foyle.
It happened at Lisahally, near Foyle Port, on Saturday night.
The casualty was airlifted to the hospital by Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter 118, based in Co Sligo.
A second person was also taken to hospital, following what is thought to have been a crash onto a river bank.
Their conditions are not yet known.
The helicopter was dispatched by the Irish Coast Guard in Malin Head, County Donegal.
Foyle Search and Rescue was also involved in the operation, sending its volunteers to the scene shortly after 8 pm.
A Foyle Serch and Rescue spokesperson said: “Tonight our teams were tasked to a jet ski incident close to Lisahally shortly after 8pm.
“Our teams responded alongside the Coleraine Coastguard, Greencastle Coast Guard and Rescue 118 and both casualties were safely removed and taken to hospital.
“Thanks also to Northern Ireland Ambulance Service & Police Derry City & Strabane for their assistance.
“All of our volunteers returned safely to base ahead of Saturday night duty.”
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