13 people were injured and 4 are missing after 2 boats collided on the Colorado River

Boats Collide on Colorado RiverSan Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

  • Two recreational boats collided head-on Saturday in a stretch of the Colorado River marking the California border with Arizona that was crowded with people enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
  • One boat sank, leaving 13 people injured, authorities said.
  • Another four people were missing and “presumed submerged.”
  • The crash happened in Moabi Regional Park, a popular water recreation area along the border about 290 miles east of Los Angeles.

MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Four people are missing after two boats crashed and sunk on the Colorado River, ejecting more than a dozen people who were on board, authorities said Sunday.

A recreational boat carrying 10 people and another vessel with six people on board collided head-on Saturday night on a well-traveled stretch of the river that marks the border between California and Arizona, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

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