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Savannah Meacham

Man's head impaled by wood during boat crash

A man is fighting for life after his head was impaled by a piece of timber during a dinghy crash. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

A man is fighting for life after his head was impaled by a "sizeable" piece of wood during a boat crash on the Gold Coast.

Police said the 47-year-old was with two other men in a dinghy that careered into an unoccupied yacht anchored at the Esplanade on Sunday.

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