NH Jet Boat Crash On Lake Winnipesaukee: Child, Adult Hurt

MEREDITH, NH — A child and adult were injured in a jet boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee Friday night. The crash happened at about 10:30 p.m. in Meredith in the area of Cattle Landing, according to New Hampshire State Police. Four people were aboard a Yamaha jet boat driven by Shawn Carr, 35, of Seekonk, police said.

The group saw the Weirs Beach fireworks from the boat and were traveling back when the boat hit a submerged rock, police said. The boat was traveling about 12 mph at the time.

Carr was ejected from the boat and suffered a head injury, police said. The 13-year-old boy, who was not identified, suffered facial and hand injuries, police said. The two other passengers were not hurt.

Good Samaritans saw the crash and brought everyone to shore, where Carr and the boy were transported to Lakes Region General Hospital.

"Alcohol and drug impairment did not appear to be factors in this crash, however the circumstances
leading up to the crash are still under investigation," police said in a statement.

There have been several serious mishaps on Lake Winnipesaukee this summer, including a boat propeller cutting a girl's foot, a canoer rescue after a capsizing and a carbon monoxide leak about a boat that caused an infant to lose consciousness.

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