When a San Diego boy’s Wave Runner collided with another personal watercraft on Mission Bay, the other driver left the scene, officials said.
The boy suffered minor injuries to his hip when the collision happened Sunday evening near De Anza Cove.
He was trading off the Wave Runner with another rider when a man riding a personal water craft by himself struck the boy’s watercraft, lifeguards said.
George Liapis was in his boat near the crash scene and was able to help the boy to safety.
“He was very panicked, very out of it,” Liapis told NBC 7.
The injured boy and his father left before medics could arrive and evaluate the boy, officials said.
San Diego Lifeguards are looking for a watercraft with front-end damage.
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The person who was operating it at the time of the crash faces hit-and-run with injury charges, which is a felony according to officials.
Lifeguards say a hit-and-run crash on the water is treated the same as if it happened on the road. Those involved must stay at the scene around and exchange information.
