Patong Police were notified of the incident at 6:21pm. It was reported that an Israeli tourist was struck by a jet-ski while swimming at Patong Beach, sustaining head injuries before the jet-ski operator fled the scene.
Emergency responders from the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation quickly arrived at the scene, at the beach in front of where Soi Kebsup meets Thaweewong Rd, and transported the injured tourist to Patong Hospital, police reported.
The victim, 41-year-old Israeli national Nimrod Filip Solomon, informed police that he was swimming near Patong Beach when a foreigner, riding a white-and-blue jet-ski, struck him, causing his head injury.
The jet-ski operator reportedly sped off without offering assistance, the tourist said.
Police are now continuing their efforts to locate the jet ski-rider and bring them to justice, police said.