Update 11:45 a.m. - RCMP say the kayaker seriously injured in Saturday's crash will require surgery for the gashes he received to his rib cage and legs.

He was hit by a speedboat near Peachland travelling approximately 20 m.p.h.

The driver of the motorboat rescued the injured kayaker, placed him in his boat and transported the kayaker to shore where he was taken to hospital by ambulance.

A man is in hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries after a crash on Lake Okanagan Saturday afternoon.

He had been kayaking between Peachland and Rattlesnake Island when he was hit by a speedboat.

The impact reportedly tore a hole into the side of his wooden craft.

The operator of the boat reportedly claimed to not have seen the kayaker due to high waves.

"It was choppy out there," says West Kelowna RCMP constable Ryan Rode.

RCMP are still investigating the incident and Rode says charges are being considered.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash.