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Carthage 6-year-old fatally injured in boating accident on Table Rock Lake
A 6-year-old boy was fatally injured in a boating accident in Taney County on Friday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the victim was riding a kneeboard behind an open motorboat on Table Rock Lake south of Hollister in Clevenger Cove.
The boy fell off the knee board as the operator attempted to return to him.
The boy swam toward the rear of the vessel and was caught by the boat’s propeller while the engine was still in reverse.
The juvenile was pronounced dead by Taney County Deputy Coroner Elijah Goodwin at 11:09 a.m.
The boat was being operated by 31-year-old Bethany L. Roy of Carthage.