Boat racer hurt in practice mishap at Lake Tabor
A NC Wildlife Resources Commission officer with the boat involved in Sunday’s crash at Lake Tabor. (Contributed photo by Rocky McPherson)
By DEUCE NIVEN
tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com
A late afternoon accident on the waters of Lake Tabor left a boat racer with serious injuries, witnesses on the scene said.
Emergency personnel were called to the lake just before 5:30 p.m. for the boating accident, the victim taken by ambulance to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, the nearest trauma center.
Witnesses said one of a series of boat races is scheduled for the lake next weekend, and the boater hurt Sunday was getting in some practice time ahead of the event.
Only the bow of a crashed boat was above the water as rain fell on Lake Tabor Sunday afternoon. (Deuce Niven, TLT)
A North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission officer was summoned to handle the investigation. Only the pointed bow of the boat could be seen above the water as rain pounded and thunder rumbled.
Look for more on this incident in the next Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online.
Emergency personnel took shelter as rain fell at Lake Tabor Sunday afternoon. (Deuce Niven, TLT)
