Two 12-year-old boys injured in boat accident on Columbia River

GRANT COUNTY, WA – Two 12-year-old boys were injured in a minor accident on the Columbia River on Saturday, July 11, according to YakTri News.

One of the boys was at the wheel when their boat collided with a passing ski boat.

The impact sent one boy under the vessel, where he was injured by the boat’s propeller.

42-year-old Alex Englund was operating the ski boat and did not sustain any injuries.

First responders took the two boys to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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