Va. boy killed in personal watercraft accident

Published July 8, 2011 4:00am ET



A 10-year-old McLean boy died after he was hit by a personal watercraft on a lake in Georgia.

Police said Conor Tierney and his 13-year-old brother were riding separate watercraft on Lake Lanier on Wednesday when the accident happened. An adult and several children were able to pull the child out of the water onto a boat dock. He was airlifted to a hospital, where he died.