Fireworks in Lakeport ends in boat accident, one person injured

Below is a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office:

On July 4, 2024, shortly after the fireworks display in Lakeport, a two-vessel collision occurred on Clear Lake at approximately 10:00 p.m. A 2019 Ranger bass boat, operated by a single person, was traveling east on Clear Lake when it collided with a 2017 Sun Tracker pontoon boat carrying eight passengers.

As a result of the collision, the driver of the pontoon boat was thrown into the water and subsequently transported by a rescue helicopter to an area outside the county. Hospital for treatment. The other seven occupants of the pontoon boat and the driver of the bass boat reported no injuries.