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Eldon man hurt in boating crash on the Lake of the Ozarks

Missouri State Highway Patrol crest. — MSHP

June 3, 2022 9:51 AM

Published June 3, 2022 6:25 AM

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Eldon man was hurt Thursday night in a boating crash on the Lake of the Ozarks.

The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. near the 36-mile mark of the Osage Arm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Bret L. Johnson, 26, was thrown from his personal watercraft after he made a sharp turn and hit another personal watercraft.

Emergency crews took Johnson by ambulance to Lake Regional in Osage Beach with moderate injuries. Troopers said nobody else was hurt in the crash.

The health care provider told ABC 17 News on Friday morning that Johnson was treated and released from the hospital.

Johnson was wearing a lifejacket, according to the highway patrol.

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