Overview

• A speedboat crossed the buoy line at Playa Condesa on Saturday afternoon and struck an 18-year-old tourist’s leg with its propeller.
• Paramedics from Cruz Roja, Capta and CUMA stabilized the tourist on-site and transported her first to Acapulco’s general hospital before moving her to the IMSS Hospital Vicente Guerrero.
• She suffered a 25-centimeter deep gash to her thigh and gluteal area and required A-negative blood transfusions.
• The boat’s operator fled immediately after the collision and remains at large despite police efforts to identify and locate him.
• Her family has demanded authorities detain the responsible party and tighten maritime boundary enforcement to prevent future accidents.