Three injured in marina speedboat crash

Three people have been taken to hospital after a speedboat crashed in a marina.

Police said the boat was found to have crashed in Gosport Marina on Saturday shortly before 23:00 BST.

The force said it was reported the same boat had also hit the harbour wall in Cowes earlier the same evening.

The three people remain in hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening at the current time, police said.

Cowes RNLI said its lifeboat, along with coastguard teams and a helicopter, were called to search for a crashed boat in East Cowes at 21:45.

The extensive search covered East Cowes breakwater and a stretch of the River Medina near the floating bridge.

The RNLI said the search was called off after nearly two hours after crews found no sign of the boat or anyone in distress.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it was investigating.

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