1 killed when bass boat, pontoon boat collide on Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Published: Jul. 8, 2022 at 3:36 PM CDT|Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
JASPER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A man has died after a collision on the water at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
According to Game Warden Morgan Inman, two boats collided at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. One boat was a pontoon boat with seven or eight passengers. The second boat was a bass boat with three people aboard, Inman said.
When the two boats collided, several people were injured. They were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. One person died; he was aboard the pontoon boat, according to Inman. He has not been identified.
Inman said that the incident is still under investigation.
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