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One Killed, Five Injured in Northwest Iowa Boat Collision
Three passengers suffered serious injuries and two minor injuries, and investigators have ruled out alcohol as a factor, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said.
- On Sunday, August 2, one person died and five others were injured when two boats collided near Pillsbury Point on West Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported.
- All six individuals aboard the affected vessel were wearing personal flotation devices; three passengers sustained serious injuries and two suffered minor injuries in the collision.
- DNR investigators have ruled out alcohol as a contributing factor, while no one aboard the second boat sustained injuries during the incident.
- Responding agencies, including the Iowa State Patrol and Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, transported all injured individuals to Lakes Regional Hospital and Spencer Hospital.
- This incident marks the third fatal boating collision in Iowa within the last month, following fatal crashes on Clear Lake on July 4 and July 30.
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One dead, 5 injured after boat crash on West Lake Okoboji
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One killed, five injured in northwest Iowa boat collision
One person was killed and five injured in a Sunday afternoon collision on one of the Iowa Great Lakes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two boats on West Lake Okoboji collided at about 1 p.m. Sunday. One person died. Five others in the same boat were injured and taken to hospitals in Spirit […]
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