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RCMP investigate boat crash on Lake Cowichan

Lake Cowichan RCMP and the South Island Integrated Marine Unit continue to investigate a collision between a 19-foot boat and a personal watercraft on August 1. The incident happened a short distance from a public marina on Cowichan Lake.
Cowichan Lake
Cowichan Lake

Lake Cowichan RCMP and the South Island Integrated Marine Unit continue to investigate a collision between a 19-foot boat and a personal watercraft on August 1.

The incident happened a short distance from a public marina on Cowichan Lake. The 20-year-old Surrey man on the personal watercraft was hospitalized with a head injury while the 35-year-old Sooke man operating the boat was not injured.

Alcohol has been ruled out as a factor on the boat operator’s part but is still being investigated in connection with the other man.