A Wisconsin woman died in a boating accident on Lake Geneva on Thursday, April 16. Officials said the victim fell into a boat propeller while the craft was docking.
About 8 p.m. on April 16, the Fontana Police Department received a water rescue call near Gordy’s Marine, 320 Lake Street, Fontana.
Upon arrival, officials reported a 57-year-old woman had fallen off a motorized watercraft during a docking attempt and was entangled in the craft’s propeller.
Emergency responders said they were able to free the victim, who has not yet been identified, but she was pronounced dead at the scene soon after.
Fontana Police Department officials said the operator of the watercraft was cooperating with the investigation.
Criminal charges have not been filed and police do not believe alcohol to be a factor in the victim’s death.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Fontana Police Department and Walworth County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin woman falls into propeller, dies in Lake Geneva boating accident
Reporting by Caden Perry, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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