Canada- Three dead, five injured after boat collision near Kingston, Ont, 18 May '24

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Three dead, five injured after boat collision near Kingston, Ont.

Three people are dead and five others injured after a speed boat and a fishing boat collided Saturday night on Bobs Lake north of Kingston, Ont.

www.thestar.com

'Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the Bucks Bay area of the lake.
They say two women, aged 21 and 22, and a 23-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene.''
''Five others between the ages of 21 and 44 were transported to a local hospital with a range of injuries.''

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/3-dead-5-injured-in-evening-boat-collision-north-of-kingston-1.7208950

"It's a horrible situation. There were still people in the water when first responders arrived," OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson said in a video update on X.
Frontenac OPP are investigating with help from a collision reconstructionist and members of the Technical Collision Investigation Team.
Bobs Lake is about 70 kilometres north of Kingston.
People are asked to avoid the area.''
''The crash happened an hour after sunset, something boating instructor Craig Hamilton said increases safety risk.''

Au moins 8 blessés dans une collision de bateaux à Bobs Lake

Trois personnes sont mortes et cinq autres ont été blessées, tard samedi soir.

ici.radio-canada.ca

 

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'May 21, 2024
A cottager who heard the impact of a boat crash from across Bobs Lake in eastern Ontario rushed to help, and says that night is seared into his memory. Three people were killed and five others were injured in the long weekend collision.'

 

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My heart goes out to the family and friends of these beautiful young people.

Kingston-area boat crash victims remembered as bubbly, smart, 'energetic'

Tributes continue to pour in for the victims of a fatal boating accident on a lake north of Kingston.

torontosun.com

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