FIVE PERSONS IN A SMALL BOAT WERE RETURNING HOME FROM CAMPING ON ONE OF THE RIVER ISLANDS. THEY WERE MOVING SLOWLY ALONG THE SHORE TO AVOID THE LARGER BOAT TRAFFIC & BOAT WAKES CREATED BY LARGER PASSING BOATS. A LARGE WAVE ESTIMATED AT 3 TO 5 FT HEIGHT SWAMPED THE BOAT CAUSING THE BOAT TO SINK. INJURED PARTY HIT HER HEAD WHEN WAVE STRUCK BOAT. ALL WERE RESCUED BY PASSING BOAT. INJURED PARTY WAS TRANSPORTED TO MINNESOTA HOSPITAL FOR HEAD INJURY & HYPOTHERMIA.
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