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SENECA LAKE – The investigation of the high speed boat crash that occurred last weekend on Seneca Lake may take weeks, say investigators.
Yates County 911 dispatchers received a call at 5:22 p.m. Saturday, July 1 reporting the accident along the western shore Seneca Lake with multiple people injured in the water near the Showboat Motel near Himrod. Yates County Sheriff’s Deputies and Marine Patrol responded, along with Himrod Fire Dept. Rescue Boat, multiple ambulance companies, Mercy Flight and LifeNet helicopters, Medic 55 Advanced Life Support, N.Y. State Police, and Yates County Office of Emergency Management.
Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike stated that a high-performance, 45-foot Donzi speed boat was proceeding south on the lake at a high rate of speed when it made an abrupt turn, causing it to roll onto its side.
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WHECTV Created: July 10, 2021 06:18 PM
HIMROD, N.Y. (WHEC) One person is dead, and four people are hurt after a boat crash on Seneca Lake.
Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike told News10NBC a boat was heading south on the lake near the Hamlet of Himrod around 5 p.m. when it made a sudden turn. All six people on the boat were ejected.
The driver was able to escape the crash unhurt.
Spike told News10NBC s Emily Putnam the boat was moving fast, and the lake does not have a speed limit. He said all six passengers on board were related.