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Man injured by boat propeller on Okanagan Lake

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Man injured by boat propeller on Okanagan Lake
A young man was injured by a boat propeller on Okanagan Lake Sunday morning – Aug 6, 2023

A young man was injured by a propeller while boating on Okanagan Lake Sunday morning.

A group of people were boating when the accident happened just after 11 a.m.

The people on the boat managed to get the injured man on board and take him to the docks near the Sails statue in downtown Kelowna.

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Ambulances rushed to the scene, waiting for the boat’s arrival. The man appeared to have a leg injury after an initial assessment at the scene.

Global News witnessed the man being taken to a waiting ambulance.

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