GEORGE TOWN: A foreigner, believed to be an Arab woman, had to be rushed to the Penang Hospital after she was involved in a water scooter accident in Batu Ferringhi.
The woman, in her mid-30s, was on a water scooter when it collided with another watercraft ridden by two Nepalese men at about 5pm on Sunday.
Penang Watercraft Operators Association chairman Louis Lim said the woman suffered a knee injury and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
“Our internal investigation revealed that the woman and her husband had rented two water scooters from an operator near Bayu Senja.
“They were staying at a hotel in Batu Ferringhi while the two Nepalese were based in Butterworth,” he said yesterday.
“We have a standard operating procedure on the hiring of water scooters for our members.
“We have started an internal inquiry on how the incident happened,” said Lim.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said police received two reports, one from the operator and another from the Penang Island City Council on the incident.
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