Sailboat hits kayak in Ventura; one injured

A woman in her 40s was injured and taken to a hospital after a sailboat hit her kayak Sunday afternoon in Ventura, officials said.

The Ventura Harbor Patrol responded about 4 p.m. to a call that a man was operating a sailboat recklessly near the 1500 block of Spinnaker Drive by Ventura Harbor Village, officials said.

The woman was kayaking with her son when the sailboat hit her, and she went into the water, officials said.

The woman was rescued from the water by the Harbor Patrol and suffered an injury to her right leg. She was taken to Community Memorial Hospital, and her son was taken out of the water with no injuries, authorities said.

Initial reports said the Ventura County Fire Department sent 12 units to the scene, but as soon as the Harbor Patrol made contact with the woman about 4:10 p.m., only one fire engine and an ambulance stayed to do a patient health evaluation, officials said.

The woman was out of the water about 4:10 p.m., officials said.

The sailor received a citation in connection with reckless operation of the sailboat, officials said. No arrest was made.