4 Injured in Boat Crash on Lake Travis near Lakeway

Four Injured in Lake Travis Boat Accident near Lakeway

Lakeway, Texas (May 11, 2018) – Four people were injured when a boat crashed late Thursday night northeast of Lakeway, according to the Austin-Travis County EMS.
The incident took place in the Hurst Creek arm of Lake Travis shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, May 10.
Emergency crews responded to the incident and transported three people to Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin. Two of the injured, both of them women, were airlifted by STAR Flight helicopter with life-threatening injuries. A third male victim was taken by ground ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
Another victim, who was thought to be missing after the wreck, was later found and transported to Baylor Scott & White Lakeway Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two other people involved in the crash declined medical attention..
Investigators believe the boat may have struck a sandbar.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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