Monday, August 10, 2015

1 missing, 1 injured in Eagle Mountain Lake in Texas after a boat hit a wave, went airborne and broke apart when it hit the water




WFAA Staff
 
August 10, 2015
 
One person is missing after a boat accident at Eagle Mountain Lake, according to Texas Game Warden Cliff Swofford.

Witnesses told Swofford a boat was traveling really fact, it hit a wave, went airborne and broke apart when it hit the water. Swofford said the call came in at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday near the Lakeview Marina on the northern half of the lake. The lake is a short distance northwest of downtown Fort Worth.

One person was injured in the accident and flown to a Fort Worth hospital. No condition was provided for that individual.

Crews searched the waters for the missing person Sunday night. The search was suspended overnight, to be continued in the daylight Monday morning. Officials did not provide a location for the search Sunday night.

Sonar equipment detected the boat at the bottom of the lake, Swofford said.
This story will be updated as we receive more information.



Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article30596016.html#storylink=cpy