The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is identifying the five people injured after a boat slammed into a pillar of the Mile Long Bridge at Saylorville Lake.
A boat driven by 38-year old Steven Starrett of Pleasant Hill hit the Mile Long Bridge just after 6 p.m. on Monday.
The crash caused the boat to capsize on the lake. All five people were rescued and taken to the hospital for minor injuries. The four passengers were:
- Thorne Glasgow, 30, Indianola
- Clayton McKenzie, 19, Prole
- Mattie George, 23, Norwalk
- Alexander Buck, 30, Des Moines
Crews dragged the boat back to the dock after it capsized.
The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
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