Ian Baker's Fatal Crash @ Hawkesbury River 2014 (Report)
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A man lost his life and another was hospitalized in a critical condition after a high-speed boat crash on the Hawkesbury River at Ebenezer, northwest of Sydney, New Soth Wales. Australia. The accident took place about 11h45 on Sunday, 08 November 2014.
44-year-old Ian Baker, from the state of Victoria, Australia, was thrown into water when the powerboat driven by Daniel McMahon, from Perth, Western Australia, flipped over. The boat towing two water skiers was doing trials for the memorial Bridge to Bridge Classic Race when it went out of control and crashed. The driver and his observer were thrown into the water before a rescue boat picked them up and took them back to shore.
Ian Baker was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter rushed Daniel McMahon, who suffered serious shoulder and face injuries, to Westmead Hospital. The two water skiers swam to shore and were not injured.
After the accident the qualifying session was stopped and all events on the river were canceled for the day. Racing resumed only the following day. An iconic event in the Australian water sports calendar, the Bridge to Bridge Classic Race was held annually on the Hawkesbury River since 1961. The 2014 edition of the event was held in remembrance of 20-year-old champion water-skier Sarah Teelow, who sustained serious spinal and head injuries and died in the same event, just one year before.
Nicknamed as "Bakes" by friends, Ian Baker was an experienced race observer. A married father-of-four, he had been involved in ski-racing for 22-years. He was competing in the race alongside Daniel McMahon as part of their team, called "99 Psycho Clowns".
R.I.P
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44-year-old Ian Baker, from the state of Victoria, Australia, was thrown into water when the powerboat driven by Daniel McMahon, from Perth, Western Australia, flipped over. The boat towing two water skiers was doing trials for the memorial Bridge to Bridge Classic Race when it went out of control and crashed. The driver and his observer were thrown into the water before a rescue boat picked them up and took them back to shore.
Ian Baker was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter rushed Daniel McMahon, who suffered serious shoulder and face injuries, to Westmead Hospital. The two water skiers swam to shore and were not injured.
After the accident the qualifying session was stopped and all events on the river were canceled for the day. Racing resumed only the following day. An iconic event in the Australian water sports calendar, the Bridge to Bridge Classic Race was held annually on the Hawkesbury River since 1961. The 2014 edition of the event was held in remembrance of 20-year-old champion water-skier Sarah Teelow, who sustained serious spinal and head injuries and died in the same event, just one year before.
Nicknamed as "Bakes" by friends, Ian Baker was an experienced race observer. A married father-of-four, he had been involved in ski-racing for 22-years. He was competing in the race alongside Daniel McMahon as part of their team, called "99 Psycho Clowns".
R.I.P
(ur welcome:) )