2 killed in boating accident in Kalamazoo County
By: 24 Hour News 8 web staff
September 9, 2018
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) —
Police in Kalamazoo County are investigating a deadly boat crash that happened Saturday evening in Schoolcraft Township.
A boat was reportedly trying to cross through a canal from Tub Lake to Barton Lake when they struck a bridge around 5:45 p.m.
There were three people onboard at the time. Two of them were killed.
Police have not released any information about the third boater, nor have they released the identities of the two victims.
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September 8, 2018, by James Gemmell
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, Mich. —
Kalamazoo County Undersheriff James VanDyken says a Saturday boat crash on Barton Lake proved fatal.
He tells FOX 17 the boat clipped the Portage Road Bridge in Schoolcraft Township around 5:48 p.m.
The Sheriff’s Office says in a news release the boat was crossing through a canal from Tub Lake to Barton Lake when it struck the bridge.
“Three individuals were on board the boat, and two are confirmed deceased.”
Who was killed, and exactly how the crash happened was not immediately clear, says Undersheriff Van Dyken. A full investigation is underway.
Besides Sheriff’s Office personnel, the South County Fire & EMS units responded to the scene.