VICTIM & COMPANIONS WERE HAVING A CONTEST TO SEE WHO COULD STAY IN THE TUBE THE LONGEST. AS THE BOAT WAS PASSING UNDER THE BRIDGE, THE TUBE & RIDER STRUCK A CONCRETE PILLAR. THE BOAT & TUBE WERE TRAVELING IN A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT LINE WHEN APPROACHING THE BRIDGE. BUT INSTEAD OF PASSING AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE UNDER THE BRIDGE & BETWEEN THE BRIDGE SUPPORTS, THE BOAT WAS DRIVEN AT AN ANGLE THAT BROUGHT THE TUBE & RIDER CLOSE TO ONE PILLAR AND STRIKING THE OTHER PILLAR MORTALLY INJURING THE TUBE RIDER. INVESTIGATION ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE & MISINFORMATION IN DETERMING WHO WAS THE BOAT OPERATOR. THE CASE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
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