Lake George, NY – Authorities say a 9-year-old girl has been killed and her mother injured in a hit-and-run boating accident on an Adirondack lake.
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Officials say two power boats collided around 9:30 p.m. Monday on Lake George near Cramer Point on the west shore of the lake located in the southern Adirondacks about 55 miles north of Albany.
Warren County Sheriff Bud York says Tuesday that the girl and mother were among seven relatives in a 28-foot boat that was run over by a 22-foot vessel that left the scene. He says the girl died at the scene and her mother suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
York says the girl and mother were visiting family members on vacation. The victim’s names haven’t been released.
Police located the other boat and its operator at a nearby resort. No one has been charged.
Investigators are trying to figure out whether the operator of the boat that left the scene knew he hit another boat. York said those involved have been cooperative with investigators.
Nebech, what a horror. The culprit should be sent to jail.