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Man Hit by Boat on Schroon Lake |
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Written by New York State Police
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Saturday, 01 August 2009 07:48 |
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On July 30, 2009, at 7:35PM, the Essex
County 911 Center in Lewis, New York received a report of a subject
being seriously injured as a result of a boating accident in Schroon
Lake, New York. New York State
Police personnel responded to Schroon Lake where they located Timothy
F. Flaherty, 49, of New York City, New York. Flaherty had been swimming
alone in open water without a flag or buoy, when he was struck by the
propeller of a passing 21 foot motor boat operated by David R. Rineer,
20, of Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Rineer heard the collision and observed
Flaherty injured in the water. Flaherty was assisted into the boat and
transported to shore by Rineer and other occupants of the boat.
Flaherty suffered from multiple lacerations to his body and arm. Flaherty was stabilized at the scene and airlifted by a New York State
Police Helicopter to the Fletcher Allen Health Center in Burlington,
Vermont where he is listed in stable condition.
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