Two dead in boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee

Two people died after two boats collided on Lake Winnipesaukee Saturday night, according to New Hampshire State Police.

The police’s Marine Patrol was notified at about 6:11 p.m. of a boating incident on the north side of Bear Island.

A male was pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger sustained serious but nonlife threatening head injuries. She was transported to Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia.

Investigators later determined there was likely another vessel involved in the collision. Officers then learned of a possible missing boater from Bear Island.

The State Police Air Wing helicopter and divers from the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department were brought in to help with the search.

Divers found the second vessel in about 48 feet of water and located a dead male in the submerged boat.

The incident is under investigation. Marine Patrol is asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident or may have heard anything in the area of Bear, Pine or Three Mile islands, to contact 603-227-2111.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/2qIBieM