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Watch: Speedboat Flips At 200 Mph On CA Lake

The driver suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs, while the throttle man fractured a knee, The New York Times reported.

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The boat, a 38-foot fiberglass Catamaran, was traveling over 200 mph before the incident, according to the Times.
The boat, a 38-foot fiberglass Catamaran, was traveling over 200 mph before the incident, according to the Times. (David Allen/Patch)

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ — A speedboat was captured on video flipping repeatedly in mid-air on Lake Havasu along the California-Arizona border during the Desert Storm race Saturday, according to The New York Times, which published a recording of the incident by Chance Gibson via Storyful.

The driver suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs, while the throttle man fractured a knee, the Times reported, adding both men are in their 50s.

The boat, a 38-foot fiberglass Catamaran, was traveling over 200 mph before the incident, according to the Times.

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