CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (KCRG) – A Meservey man died in a boating collision on Clear Lake on Thursday, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Identified as 59-year-old Dennis Ritter, he was involved in a crash with another vessel while fishing in the Little Lake section.
Ritter and a passenger were struck from behind by an Excel flat-bottom boat around 2:41 p.m. Both were subsequently transported to a local hospital, where Ritter was pronounced dead. The passenger has since been released.
All occupants of the Excel boat were unharmed. Authorities report that alcohol was not a factor in the incident.
An investigation into the collision is ongoing.
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