Cozumel, Q.R. — Paramedics rushed a Cozumel tourist to hospital Tuesday after he was hit in the head by a boat propeller. The accident happened at 4:20 p.m. in the southern portion of the island while the man was snorkeling.
While he was in the water, a boat, La Jarocha II, passed and it’s propeller made contact with the man’s face. Emergency 911 responded to the call for help, sending an ambulance.
Rushed to hospital in serious condition was 60-year-old Jorge G.A from the State of Mexico. Elements of the Quintana Roo Police detained 45-year-old Roberto B.O., boat captain of La Jarocha II. The boat was transferred to the municipal ramp located in the north end of the island where, from there, it was removed from the water and transferred to the facilities of the Harbor Master’s Office.
