The capsized boat involved in the Gold Coast accident. Pic: Channel 7 Source: Supplied
A BABY and 60-year-old man have been taken to hospital after they were among five people thrown from a boat which capsized on the Gold Coast.
Both were left injured and bleeding after the timber speedboat flipped in the middle the Nerang River between the Isle of Capri and Surfers Paradise about 12.15pm on Good Friday.
The 18-month-old baby girl was plucked to safety by a jet-skier while other boaties rushed to the rescue of the other passengers.
Richie Cunningham was putting his new power boat in the water at an Isle of Capri boat ramp when they heard screaming and saw the drama unfolding. He and two friends sped across the river and dragged the injured man to safety.
Police and witnesses at scene of Gold Coast boat accident. Pic: Greg Stolz
"The baby was bleeding from the head and the older gent had a deep laceration on his leg. It might have been a propeller strike, it's hard to say, but he's had a knock there.
"Someone had the baby on a jet ski very quickly but the older gent was in the water saying he wasn't able to swim. We lifted him on to the low platform on the back of the boat and brought him back to shore as we waited for an ambulance."
Police and witnesses at scene of Gold Coast boat accident. Pic: Greg Stolz
Mr Cunningham said the boat passengers were 'very shaken up'.
"They're clearly shocked," he said.
"The elderly gent had both his legs dressed and the baby and him have gone off to hospital in the ambulance."
A Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman said the injuries did not appear serious and both victims were alert when paramedics arrived.
The man and baby were taken to Gold Coast Hospital in a stable condition, she said.
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