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Boat crash at Saylorville Lake

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A holiday weekend boat crash in central Iowa sent five people to the hospital. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the pleasure boat hit a pillar of the Mile Long Bridge at Saylorville Lake north of Des Moines about 6 o’clock Monday night. After impact, the boat flipped, dumping all five passengers into the lake. All five were hurt though deputies say none of their injuries were life-threatening.

The Iowa D-N-R is looking into the accident and has NOT yet said whether alcohol was a factor.