Boat runs aground in Assawoman Bay, injuring man
Deborah Gates
A late-night boating accident on the Delaware side of the Assawoman Bay injured one of three people on board, according to the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife.
The accident happened between 11:30 p.m. and midnight Thursday, July 20, when a medium-sized recreational vessel ran aground on a sandbar and then into a marsh, said the agency's Lt. John McDerby.
The exact location of the mishap was immediately unclear although McDerby said the boat was traveling from Maryland to Delaware and had reached the Delaware side of the bay.
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The other two people in the boat were not injured, the lieutenant said.
The victim was flown by a police helicopter to Christiana Hospital with a back injury and was listed in stable condition, McDerby said. The injured person was described as a 21-year-old male from Maryland, although his identity was not released.
Emergency services personnel from Roxana and Ocean City also responded to the scene.
The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife is in charge of an investigation into the incident.
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