Lake Butte des Morts Boat Collision
2 August 2020 News
Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when two boats collided on Lake Butte des Morts Saturday night. Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident after getting a report that eight people were in the water with possible serious injuries. All eight got rides back to shore from vessels responding to the scene. Investigators say a 26-foot Glastron boat with six people in it was having mechanical issues and was slowly traveling back to Rainbow Park when it was struck by a 17-foot Lund boat with two people on it. Both operators were arrested for Operating a motorboat while intoxicated. The three injured people were taken to area hospitals. The boat collision in the Town of Oshkosh was reported at 9:12 Saturday evening.
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