Kootenay Lake boat crash leaves 30-year-old man dead, three others injured

CRESTON, B.C. – One man is dead and three other people are injured after a boating incident on Kootenay Lake in southeastern B.C.

RCMP from both Creston and Kaslo, B.C., were called to the lake around 9 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports that a boat had struck a rock.

RCMP say in a release that four people were onboard at the time of the crash.

A 30-year-old man died at the scene.

Three other people were transported to hospital.

RCMP are now investigating the cause of the crash.