Boating accident on Jimmerson Lake injures Ohio man | Local

FREMONT, Ind. (WFFT) – An Ohio man was injured in a boating accident June 27 on Jimmerson Lake.

Randy Peters, 56, of Bryan, Ohio, was piloting a hydrofoil near the Nevada Mills area of ​​Jimmerson Lake when he lost his balance and fell. The fall caused his hand to strike the vehicle’s propeller.

Officers were dispatched to the scene at 7:08 p.m. Peters was taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne in stable condition with a serious hand injury.

Indiana conservation officials are still investigating the case. They remind Indiana residents to wear life jackets while on or around the water. For more information on boating education and safety, visit on.IN.gov/boatered.