Dutch model Yfke Sturm in coma after collision with jet-surfboard…
Jet powered surfing, that Kai Lenny promo’ed high speed fun-fest that I’m dying to try but will never be able to afford, has claimed its first high-profile injury victim.
Supermodel, Yfke Sturm (cool name) is in a coma after suffering a fractured skull and several fractured vertabrae while being run down by a fellow high octane enthusiast after Sturm fell from her board and attempted to swim to safety.
A safety which does not exist, so long as you’re sharing the water with a bunch of yahoos flying around on kill sleds.
Which is what they are. Two things come to mind whenever I see a clip of one of these things in action. First, they really do look like a lot of fun, and second, people are gonna die.
By my estimate, jet-skis kill over a million people each year, a number which is completely invented but seems likely if you’ve ever spent time near a freshwater body during a holiday weekend.
Absolutely terrifying, drunk lunatics flying around on heavy machinery with no brakes and poor steering capability. Remove the ease of riding from a sitting position and steering with your hands and you’ve got a recipe for carnage.
No word yet on which company’s product mangled the Victoria’s Secret model, though an almost definitely assured lawsuit should soon shed light on the subject.
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These things look insane! People hated on shortboards when they first started doing cut downs…..
The jet-boards, or the babylons?
I don’t know if I can live in a world where models get hurt.
It was only a matter of time, who knew it would be such a high profile person though?
Also great speculation on Jet Ski deaths, I think you are dead on!
Chico can confirming that number is very close to the official made-up jetski death toll mans.