This is the dramatic moment a drag boat lost control and was catapulted into the air, injuring the driver, before smashing into the water.<br /> <br />Jamroen Soparut, 36, was racing the vessel on the Suvannabhumi canal in Samut Prakan, Thailand, last Sunday (February 17) when its nose suddenly lifted in the air.<br /> <br />The racer was hurled from the cockpit and whacked his head on the side of the boat before plunging unconscious into the water. <br /> <br />Safety stewards from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation rescued him from drowning and pulled him to shore. He was immediately sent to the hospital where he was treated for cuts and bruises.<br /> <br />Jamroen was kept in hospital overnight but was released the next morning having recovered from the knock to the head and received stitches for the wounds on his face.<br /><br />Spectator Surat Bandet said that the boat flipped because it was accelerating too quickly when it hit a ripple caused by a strong headwind.<br /> <br />He said: ''It was windy and rainy that day. I thought this made the tide higher and more rapid than it was on his rehearsal day. The conditions were not smooth, the waves were quite big.<br /> <br />''The accident looked bad but I was happy that he was was not seriously injured.''
