28 August 2023
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (WDAF) — One person has died, and three others were injured in the Lake of the Ozarks after a boating incident on Saturday evening.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred after the boat was operating too close to a dock, struck a large wake and then struck a breakwater. There were four occupants aboard the boat.
Forty-four-year-old woman Nicolette McKenna from Sunrise Beach, Missouri, died from her injuries at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle was a 60-year-old male who went to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries. He is also from Sunrise Beach.
The two other occupants were 21 and 49-year-old males, both from Kansas City, Missouri. They both were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.