PINCHER CREEK, Alta. – One man is dead and another is in a Calgary hospital after a boating accident at the Oldman Dam in southern Alberta.
A third man was treated in hospital and released.
Pincher Creek RCMP say the men were on the water Sunday when their Sky Supreme motorboat made a sharp turn and ran into the bank at the dam.
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One of the men was able to flag down a passing boat for assistance.
Alberta Parks officials, as well as two private boat owners, helped transport emergency medical personnel and police to the scene.
Police say alcohol and speed were a factor in the collision.
The men were all from Pincher Creek, but police are not releasing their names.
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