Jaw-dropping footage of a pair of teenagers on jet skis appearing to capsize a small boat with two children inside has angered locals.
The shocking clip was snapped in the Nerang River on the Gold Coast of Australia, near Surfers Paradise, over the weekend.
It appears to show two out of control jet skis driving dangerously in the water close to the small boat and spraying it with water, causing it to capsize.
Queensland Police have now confirmed the two occupants of the boat were children aged 10 and 14.
It appears to show two out-of-control jet skis driving dangerously in the water close to the boatand spraying it with water, causing it to capsize.
A video grab shows two teenagers on jet skis appearing to capsize a boat with two children inside in the Nerang River on the Gold Coast, near Surfers Paradise. Robert Bobbyboy Collin FC
Queensland Police have now confirmed the two occupants of the boat were children aged 10 and 14.
Thankfully, both boys were unharmed in the incident.
Two older teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, are now facing charges of dangerous operation of a vessel and assault.
Both parties were not known to each other.
“Police have identified and intercepted the operators of two jet skis following a marine incident at Surfers Paradise on 4 October,” Queensland Police confirmed in a statement to news.com.au.
The operators of the jet skis are two boys aged 15 and 16. Robert Bobbyboy Collin FC
“Around 1:40 p.m., police received reports of a tinny that had capsized on the Nerang River due to the dangerous operation of nearby jet skis.
“Police attended and assisted the uninjured occupants, two boys aged 14 and 10, with the recovery of the vessel.
“The operators of the jet skis are two boys aged 15 and 16.
They are each facing charges of dangerous operation of a vessel and assault.”
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the incident was “unfathomable” at a press conference earlier today and confirmed that he would be looking into amping up security in the area.
“I’ll be talking to Queensland Police, specifically the water police, to see if they have enough resources.
“We might look at putting more cameras so we can get prosecutions, which would be a deterrent.
Gold Coast man Robert Collin snapped the footage and condemned the riders actions, adding that where the boat capsized was the same spot where they caught bull sharks just a few weeks earlier. Robert Bobbyboy Collin FC
“Hopefully the footage can reveal who it is and we can capture them.”
Gold Coast man Robert Collin snapped the footage and condemned the riders actions, adding that where the boat capsized was the same spot where they caught bull sharks just a few weeks earlier.
“The jet skis were very aggressive towards boat and didn’t bother to see if the two young victims were OK after rolling the boat,” Collin told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
“The propeller was still spinning and the kids could have easily been trapped or knocked out and drowned.”
The concerning footage shocked locals on social media, many who called for the teens to have their jet skis taken off them. Robert Bobbyboy Collin FC
Collin added that it was not the first time he had seen something like this happen in the area, branding it “pure stupidity.”
The concerning footage shocked locals on social media, many who called for the teens to have their jet skis taken off them.
“They need to take their jet skis and cars, this behavior is not on,” one said.
“It is about time these idiots were held accountable.”
“This happens every weekend at the Nerang boat ramp,” another shared.
“They are the e-bikes of the ocean.”