Oklahoma Man Dies in Boating Accident

April 24, 2011

William C. Ray, 53, of Newcastle, OK was pronounced dead by doctors at Lake Regional Health System around 11:00AM on April 21st. Ray was a passenger of a 2001, 18 foot Basstracker boat operated by Scott A. Kimble, 39, of Buhler, Kansas. Ray and Kimble were both thrown overboard when the boat struck two cruiser wakes near mile marker 17 around 9:30AM. Both men tried to swim to shore, however Ray was unable to make it to the nearby dock. Ray was retrieved from the water by by the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District's fire boat. Kimble sustained no injuries.

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