Waterskier critically injured in King's Lynn festival accident
Land and air ambulances and police were called to the Quayside, alongside the River Great Ouse, at 16:45 BST.Norfolk Police described the man's injuries as "life-threatening". It added there would be no criminal investigation into what happened.This year marked the 10th anniversary of the two-day event, which pulls in competitors from across Europe and tens of thousands of spectators.It is organised by the festival committee and the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.In a joint statement, they said: "Our thoughts at this time are with the family and teammates of the injured skier. We are also thinking of the other competitors and teams who were obviously shocked by this incident."Whilst any competitive motorsport is clearly not without risk, thankfully incidents of this nature are rare."The remaining races planned for the day were abandoned following the incident.
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