Boat crash at Saylorville Lake
July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – A holiday weekend boat crash in central Iowa sent five people to the hospital. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the pleasure boat hit a pillar of the Mile Long Bridge at Saylorville Lake north of Des Moines about 6 o’clock Monday night. After impact, the boat flipped, dumping all five passengers into the lake. All five were hurt though deputies say none of their injuries were life-threatening.
The Iowa D-N-R is looking into the accident and has NOT yet said whether alcohol was a factor.