Teen struck, killed by boat while tubing at Otter Tail County camp
A person was struck and killed by a boat on Lake Six in Otter Tail County on June 22.
HOBART TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A young teenager was struck and killed by a boat while tubing on Lake Six in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s received a call around 4:15 p.m. for a person severely injured after being struck by a boat in Hobart Township. Investigators learned two teenagers at North Central Camp Cherith were riding on an inner tube and being pulled by a boat when they fell off. As the camp employee attempted to pick them up, the boat accidentally struck one of the children.
Camp staff and first responders attempted life-saving measures, but one juvenile, age 13, was pronounced dead at the scene. Both teenagers were wearing floating devices.
The sheriff’s office said alcohol use is not suspected. No criminal charges are expected, but the incident remains under investigation.