Monday
Oct 14, 2019 at 9:45 PM Oct 15, 2019 at 2:19 PM
The child was injured at the Shark Wake Park
A child was flown to a hospital Monday evening after being injured at the Shark Wake Park inside Okeeheelee Park in unincorporated West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reports.
The incident happened at about 6:30 pm. The patient, an adolescent male, was flown by Trauma Hawk, said Capt. Albert Borroto, spokesman for Fire Rescue.
No other details were disclosed. Shark Wake Park 561 is an inflatable wakeboarding course that opened in June. It was founded by Greg Norman Jr., the son of golf legend Greg Norman.
The park offers a cable system to pull wakeboarders around a floating obstacle course.
Norman Jr. released a statement Tuesday regarding the incident:
“We are aware of the incident that occurred as a guest fell while wakeboarding and we are currently attending to the needs of the family involved,” the statement read.
“We are a family-owned company and our primary concern at this time is the health and well-being of the individual. We are investigating the incident and taking all necessary precautions and will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available.”
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