Man crashed speedboat into 15-year-old kayaker

A man who crashed his speedboat into a 15-year-old kayaker has been given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

Adam Russell, 28, was also ordered on Thursday to complete 200 hours unpaid work and pay his victim £1,676 in compensation for the damage to property and personal injury.

Swansea Crown Court heard how the crash on the River Cleddau near Milford Haven wrecked the teenage boy's kayak on 11 August 2024. It left him with cuts and bruising but he was not seriously injured.

It is the first prosecution by the the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) under new watercraft safety legislation.

Video edited by Tink Llewellyn