MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A girl is in the hospital after being seriously injured in a boating accident at Lake Sinclair on Sunday.
Mark McKinnon with the Department of Natural Resources says witnesses reported that two pontoon boats were moving around a blind point in opposite directions.
One of those boats was pulling a tube with three kids on it – one 14-year-old girl, one 14-year-old boy, and an 11-year-old girl.
When rounding the point, both boats tried to avoid a crash. The pontoon pulling the tube took inside the the track, slinging the tube in front of the other boat.
McKinnon says the two 14-year-old kids were able to get off and away from the tube before it was run over, but the 11-year-old girl was still on the tube when it went under the other boat.
According to Candace Lango with the Baldwin County Fire Department, the girl's family got her out of the water before the ambulance arrived.
Lango says the girl's leg had deep lacerations, but she was talking and alert.
She says the ambulance got the girl prepared before she was airlifted.
The girl was taken to Navicent Health in Macon with severe leg injuries.
There is no word on the girl's condition.
Alcohol was not a factor in the incident. It is still under investigation.
MORE HEADLINES
STAY ALERT | Download our FREE app now to receive breaking news and weather alerts. You can find the app on the Apple Store and Google Play.
STAY UPDATED | Click here to subscribe to our Midday Minute newsletter and receive the latest headlines and information in your inbox every day.
Have a news tip? Email news@13wmaz.com, or visit our Facebook page.