Sunday, July 5, 2015

THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS ON LAKE HUDSON AND GRAND LAKE RESULT IN 2 DEATHS, 12 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN OKLAHOMA






Sunday, July 5, 2015

SHEILA STOGSDILL, World Correspondent
GRAND LAKE, OK

Three separate boating accidents on Lake Hudson and Grand Lake on Saturday have claimed the lives of two people and sent 12 people to Grove and Tulsa hospitals, said Grand River Dam Authority Police Chief Brian Edwards.

A boating accident on the Duck Creek arm of Grand Lake around 2:30 p.m. left one person dead and sent three people to the Integris Grove Hospital, he said. One person was treated at the scene, Edwards said.

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A second accident involving a boat fire around 5:30 p.m. at Tera Miranda Marina Resort on Grand Lake sent six people to Integris Grove Hospital. Three other people were flown by helicopter to a Tulsa hospital, he said.

On Lake Hudson, a fatal accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the Oklahoma 82 bridge, Edwards said.

Names are being withheld pending notification of family members, he said. 

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2 Fatal July 4 boat accidents on Grand Lake, Lake Hudson in Oklahoma

Posted: Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:27 pm | Updated: 8:32 pm, Sat Jul 4, 2015. 

Kaylea M. Hutson Khutson@grovesun.com
 
 Members of the Grand River Dam Authority Lake Patrol are investigating two separate boating incidents taking place on Saturday, July 4, on Grand Lake and Lake Hudson, each resulting in a fatality  .

At approximately 2::20 p.m. GRDA  officers responded to a boating incident in the back of the Duck Creek arm of Grand Lake, according to a release issued by Justin Alberty, corporate communications director for GRDA.

Alberty said the incident, which remains under investigation, resulted in one fatality on the boat and three others transported to INTEGRIS Grove Hospital. 
One other passenger on the boat was treated and released at the scene.
No other details are available at this time.

In a separate incident, GRDA officials responded on Saturday evening to a single vessel boating incident on the upper reaches of Lake Hudson, near the Highway 82 bridge, south of Langley.

Alberty said that incident also resulted in one fatality.

At this time, investigations of both incidents continue and no other details are available. Alberty said more information will be released as the investigations continue.

Additionally, On Saturday late afternoon, GRDA officers responded to a boat fire at Tera  Miranda on Grand Lake.

Alberty said that incident resulted in six people being transported to INTEGRIS Grove Hospital and three others transported via helicopter to Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. The investigation into that incident is also ongoing.

Watch www.grandlakenews.com for additional details as they develop