A 16-year-old girl is in a critical condition following a collision between a jet-ski and a ‘banana boat’ attraction near Public Beach on Thursday.

At 12.45 pm on Thursday, 24 November 2011,  police received a report that a jet-ski had collided with the banana boat just off public beach.

The jet- ski was being ridden by a 17-year-old male when it collided with a yellow banana shaped inflatable which was being towed by a power boat.

Two females, aged 16 and 24 years, were thrown from the inflatable and were subsequently transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital for treatment. The 24-year-old was released from hospital but the teenager is now in a critical condition and arrangements are being made to airlift her to Florida for treatment.

All three people involved were cruise ship passengers. The injured girl is from New York, US.

Police enquiries into how the collision occurred are ongoing.