COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two people were injured and one was arrested for boating while intoxicated on a lake in Van Buren County on Saturday, July 22.
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 7:15 p.m. on Silver lake southeast of Decatur in Columbia Township.
Investigation revealed that a 43-year-old Illinois man was operating a Jet Ski and pulling an inflatable raft, carrying a 21-year-old and a 15 year-old, also from Illinois.
Deputies say the driver of the Jet Ski made a turn that caused the raft – and the two people in it – to swing and hit a floating wooden dock.
The 21-year-old was taken to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries while the 15-year-old was checked on scene and released.
No names were released as of Saturday.
