A pair of boating accidents on the lake resulted in two injuries and one person facing charges.
The first incident took place Saturday afternoon around 4pm when a man from Easton, Illinois hit a large wake with his boat, causing his 73-year old mother to fall in the boat. She was taken to Lake Regional with minor injuries.
The second took place just before 8:30 Sunday night. A boat driven by 29-year old Konnor Obert of Bloomington, Illinois hit another boat driven by 45-year old Scott Pierson of Four Seasons. Pierson had minor injuries and did not seek treatment. Obert was charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a boat crash and operating a boat in a careless & imprudent manner.
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