Three seriously injured in tubing accident on Lake Murray

Three seriously inured in tubing accident on Lake Murray
Published: Sep. 2, 2018 at 6:01 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 3, 2018 at 6:17 AM EDT
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NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Three people were injured in an accident at Lake Murray on Saturday.

The accident happened near the SCE&G Sunset Boat Ramp in Newberry County, according to Newberry County Sheriff's Office Chief Lee Foster. This location is close to Holland's Landing.

One boat was pulling three boys on a tube when the tube hit a tree, Robert McCullough with the SC Department of Natural Resources said. Chief Lee Foster said the boys were all around 20 years old.

One person was airlifted and two others were transported to Palmetto Richland. There is no word on their conditions at this time.

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