Jetski Bob 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Whilst serving as a member of the Royal Navy on board HMS Invincible, I had the good fortune to visit San Juan, Puerto Rico, in early November 1989.
Whilst on shore leave a few members of the ship's company make a trip to the local beach for a spot of swimming, sunbathing and all the other things young servicemen do with their spare time.
Between San Juan old town and the beach are two bridges, side by side. Whilst on the way to the beach I spied a young man, approximately 17 or 18 years old, on a jet ski. He was clearly out to impress the young ladies - obviously with a view to trying to add to the gene pool - and a number were gathering on the bridge, checking him out. He was racing out to the open sea and then back towards town, carrying out swift turns to splash the onlookers.
To get closer to the girls he then decided to do some tricks. He started "wave jumping" in front of the first of the two bridges, landing in front of the bridge and ducking under, coming out the other side waving his hands in the air, to the delight of the crowd. He did this for a few minutes. He then decided to entertain those on the second bridge. He started his wave jumps with the obvious intent of ducking under the second bridge, however, he clearly did not realise this bridge was a little lower than the first and he misjudged the height. After his wave jump, instead of successfully ducking under, he cracked the top of his head on the bridge, slicing his scalp clean off. His body was lain out of the beach a short time later once it had been recovered from the water.
Submitted on 04/03/2002
Submitted by:
John Gray
Reference:
Personal Account - November 89
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