While I agree 100 percent with your comments on jet skis and the idiots who drive them, it is not clear to me that a jet ski was involved in this incident. They describe the craft being driven by the 13 year old as a "skiff." That would be an odd term to use to describe a jet ski.
I know..this wasn't a jet ski accident. It's just that this long weekend brought out a lot of craziness here on the river and I just thought I'd mention it.