MEC&F Expert Engineers : Swimmer hit by fishing powerboat on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH

Monday, August 24, 2015

Swimmer hit by fishing powerboat on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH







UPDATED August 23, 2015


MOULTON BOROUGH, N.H. —


A swimmer was injured on Sunday morning after he was struck by a powerboat on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Authorities responded to an area between Long Island and Dow Island in Moultonborough at 8:10 a.m.

State police said a swimmer who was accompanies by a kayak was hit by an 18-foot fishing boat. The people in the boat said they saw the kayak, but not the swimmer.

The man was taken onto the boat and brought to shore. He was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to investigators.

The accident is under investigation. If you witnessed the incident, you are asked to contact State Police Marine Patrol.