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Iowa DNR Investigating Fatal Boat Crash in Clear Lake
The DNR said alcohol was not a factor as it investigates the crash that killed a fishing boat driver and injured his passenger.
- A man operating a fishing boat died Thursday morning after a collision with another vessel on the west end of Clear Lake, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed.
- The crash occurred on the west end of Clear Lake, an area locally known as Little Lake, around 8:30 a.m. when two boats collided.
- Emergency responders from the Clear Lake Police Department, Clear Lake Fire Department, Ventura Fire, and the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office arrived at the scene. A passenger from the fishing boat was transported to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center.
- The Iowa DNR is investigating the incident and determined alcohol was not a contributing factor. Passengers in the second boat were uninjured in the collision.
- This marks the second fatal boating accident on the lake in July, following the death of 14-year-old Maya Cano of Dyersville in a July 4 personal watercraft collision.
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Boater dead after accident on Clear Lake
One person is dead after a boating accident on Clear Lake this morning. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a call was received at about 8:30 A.M. about two boats that collided in the area known locally as the little lake near Ventura. The victim is a male who was operating a fishing boat. […]
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