5 hospitalized after being ejected in boat crash on Lake Allatoona
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BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. - Five people were hospitalized after being ejected in a boat crash on Lake Allatoona in Bartow County on Saturday morning, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
What we know:
The Georgia DNR stated that game wardens were notified around 11:06 a.m. after a large speed boat participating in a poker run hit the shore at a high rate of speed.
Officials said all five people were ejected and taken to Kennestone Hospital in Cobb County with various serious injuries.
The DNR Law Enforcement Critical Incident Reconstruction Team will be investigating the incident.
What we don't know:
It is unclear what caused the boat to hit the shore at this time.
The names, ages, or genders of the five individuals who were hospitalized were not disclosed.
Authorities did not release the exact current condition of the victims.
Officials did not specify the exact location of the crash on Lake Allatoona.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.