Gold Coast party boat crashes into pylon at Main Beach

A party boat carrying 21 people crashed into a pylon at Moondarewa Spit, near Main Beach on the Gold Coast, around 7pm.

Paramedics assessed eight individuals, six of whom were transported to local hospitals. The injured included a man in his 20s with facial injuries, a woman in her 20s with a head injury, a woman in her 20s with shoulder and neck pain, a man in his 30s with neck pain, a woman in her 20s with an arm injury, and a woman in her 20s with a shoulder injury. All patients were reported to be in stable condition upon arrival at Gold Coast University Hospital or Gold Coast Robina Hospital.

Two women in their 20s were also assessed after one fell off the vessel, but both declined transport to the hospital. Police stated that the injuries were generally minor, including concussions and nose bleeds.