Hasselhoff Girl's Canal Boat Injury

1 month ago 30th Sep 01:00

David Hasselhoff has told of his terror after his teenage daughter suffered an horrific hand injury during a boating trip.

The Baywatch star was travelling through Britain's maze of ancient canals earlier this year (09) with his two daughters, Hayley and Taylor Ann, and a group of pals for new U.K. TV show Meet The Hasselhoffs.

I guess that was pretty painful

As their craft struggled to negotiate a lock, a long piece of wood sheared off and struck 17 year old Hayley's hand - ripping off her thumbnail.

The screaming teenager was rushed to a nearby hospital where she underwent surgery to repair the injury.

Hasselhoff says, "We went on a narrowboat down the Thames and we had a fantastic time until we crashed the narrowboat into a lock. Justin - Taylor Ann's boyfriend - was driving the boat into the lock and we just came in really slow. Joe, my assistant, was trying to push away (to stop) the barge hitting the lock and the stick broke - it shattered and flew back.

 "Hayley was at the bow and it came back and went bam! It hit her thumb and took off the nail. I guess that was pretty painful. We thought it wasa lot worse. It was a bad scene. We spent the afternoon in hospital getting it sewn up three or four times, having surgery.