One person died and seven others were injured after two boats collided in a Georgia lake early Saturday morning.
A vessel carrying two people collided with a pontoon boat that had seven individuals on board in Lake Tobesofkee located in Bibb County. William Childs, 22, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after he sustained a head wound, a local coroner told WGXA.
A woman in her 20s, who also sustained a head injury, was placed on a ventilator, while all other injured parties have been released from the local hospital.
TWO DEAD AND 10 POSSIBLY MISSING AFTER BOAT FLIPS NEAR KEY WEST
Operators of the Fish n’ Pig restaurant said Childs was the assistant manager and the wounded were all employees.
“We will be closed today, Saturday July 24th, due to a tragic boating accident, where our employee’s anchored pontoon boat was struck by a speeding boat, and took the life of our beloved assistant manager, William Childs,” the eatery wrote in a Facebook post. “The other passengers, also employees, were seriously injured, but all are currently in stable condition. One at the hospital, and the remaining five at home recovering. Please keep the victims, their families, and our Fish N Pig community in your thoughts during this time.”
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It is unclear if wrongdoing is suspected, and law enforcement has yet to announce any arrests.
