One Dead In Lake Cumberland Boat Crash
Two Victims Thrown From Boat During Poker Run
POSTED: 3:32 pm EDT September 6,
2008
UPDATED: 3:41 pm EDT September 6,
2008
LAKE CUMBERLAND, Ky. -- One person is dead and another is injured after a boat crash on Lake Cumberland.Fish & Wildlife officials said that it happened Saturday during an annual poker run -- the biggest event of the year on the lake.Bill Jasper, with the State Boatdock, told WLKY that the boat involved in the crash was a catamaran and that the crash rolled the boat.
More than 150 speed boats are taking part in the annual event that features a $7,000 prize.Jasper said that the victim who died was an experienced boater from Indianapolis.Lake Cumberland is located in south-central Kentucky in Russell County.Officers said the boat crashed at the start of the poker run.The condition of the man who survived has not been released. Officials haven’t released the victims’ identities either.Organizers said that the poker run has been cancelled for Saturday and will resume Sunday.The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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