Fog/Mist
59°
Morris, IL
Fog/Mist|Forecast »

Accidents draw attention to personal-watercraft safety

ATLANTA (MCT) — They are the revved-up motorcycles of watercraft. They can hit 85 mph as fast as a rider can crank the throttle. And if there’s an accident on Lake Lanier near Atlanta, chances are it involves a personal watercraft.

On Friday, 11-year-old Kile Glover became the latest victim at the lake when he and a 15-year-old girl, whose identity has not been made public, were run over by a Jet Ski while they were being towed on an inner tube by a pontoon boat.

Story Archived

Only the most recent 7 days of articles are available for free. For articles older than 7 days there is a small fee for retrieval from our archive. If you are a registered member of the site, the content is free just by signing in below.

Please sign in with your Comment Member ID and password.

Did you purchase access?

Member ID:
Password:
Forgot Your Password?
Register to comment.

Purchase Access
To allow for flexibility, we offer a variety of options for purchasing articles:
Purchase options


Having trouble?

If you have any technical difficulties, either with your username and password or with the payment options, please contact us by e-mail at archivedesk@shawmedia.com


Reader Poll

Were you impacted by last week's flooding?

Yes, but only inconvenienced by closed streets
Yes, water got close, but everything worked out OK
Yes, I had to evacuate my home or workplace
Yes, my house sustained extensive damage
No, I managed to avoid it all