A woman is due in Court today after allegedly hitting a swimmer with her boat in the River Murray at Mannum on the weekend.
Before 7pm on Sunday 26 January, emergency services were called to the River following reports a boat had collided with a swimmer.
The swimmer, a 20-year-old Mannum woman, was taken to the local hospital before being airlifted to Adelaide with serious injuries.
The driver of the boat, a 43-year-old West Lakes Shore woman, was arrested and charged with cause harm by dangerous use of a vessel, operate vessel without due care and operate vessel with prescribed concentration of alcohol – after she allegedly returned a positive reading of 0.142.
She was refused police bail and will appear in the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court today, Tuesday 28 January.
Investigations are continuing. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or 1800 333 000.
