Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing
April 18, 2021
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A boat collided with a barge along the Ohio River in Kentucky, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving two more missing, authorities said.
Seven people were on the pleasure craft when the accident occurred Saturday night near a boat dock in Louisville, news outlets reported. A search for a man and woman who were missing from the boat resumed Sunday.
The injured were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and their conditions weren’t immediately known, said Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Chief Doug Recktenwald. The name of the man who died was not immediately released.
Authorities identify man killed in Bartlett Lake boat crash
March 9, 2021
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PHOENIX (AP) Authorities have identified a man who was killed in a boating crash on Bartlett Lake about 48 miles north of Phoenix.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said 65-year-old Matthew Burlington was driving his bass boat against the traffic pattern and reportedly veered directly into the path of another boat near Rattlesnake Cove around 11 a.m. Monday.
The other boat was occupied by two men and authorities said it ramped over Burlington’s boat.
All three people were knocked into the water.
Sheriff’s officials said Burlington suffered fatal injuries upon impact and was declared dead at the scene.