Two Cole County girls injured in jet ski accident

Two young girls were injured in a collision between a jet ski and a pontoon boat on Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday.

According to police, the accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the 2-mile marker of the Grand Glaize Arm of the lake.

Police reported that the two girls were riding a jet ski when they came off the boat and were struck. Both girls were ejected.

Both victims were 15 years old. The driver, from Jefferson City, was taken to Lake Regional Hospital with moderate injuries.

The passenger from Russellville was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries.