GIRLS IN RAFTING ACCIDENT EXPECTED TO BE OK

By Jon Mayhew
Publisher

DENVER -- While authorities are calling a Wednesday afternoon rafting incident a "freak" accident, the operator of a jet ski may face charges after a wave caught a raft two girls were riding on, slamming the raft into their grandfather's pontoon boat.

Bill Robbins was on his boat, taking pictures of his grandchildren being pulled on the raft by a jet ski when the incident happened.

"The operator of the jet ski was simply trying to get the girls close enough for Mr. Robbins to get their picture," said Lincoln County Sheriff's Office lake patrol officer Bruce White.

After the raft slammed into the boat, the girls were thrown into the water and were briefly knocked unconcious. Robbins dove into the water and pulled his grandchildren to safety.

Lincoln County EMS transported the girls to the hospital as a precaution. They are both expected to be OK.

White said the operator of the jet ski was turning by the pontoon and turned too short.

The investigation into the incident is continuing. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is in charge of the investigation that is continuing as of Thursday afternoon.

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