7 injured in Lake Lanier boat explosion, youngest was 5 years old

HALL COUNTY Ga Seven people were hurt in a boat explosion at Lake Lanier on Friday according to a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Materials Initially five were released injured by the Hall County Fire Department According to DNR the casualties range in age from as old as to as young as five years old The crisis response happened at about p m at Lanier Islands Parkway DNR mentioned the boat that exploded and caught fire was a -foot cabin cruiser that was being towed in Landshark Cove near Margaritaville Initially rescue boat crew members stated the vessel had five-foot-high flames and five patients in need of care Four patients were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital one via air rescue One was taken to NEGMEC Gainesville All were stable according to the Hall County Fire Department Read the whole story from Channel Action News here The post injured in Lake Lanier boat explosion youngest was years old appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta