Two injured when personal watercraft vessels collided on Table Rock Lake

Two southwest Missouri residents were injured when two personal watercraft vessels collided at 1:45 p.m. Sunday on Table Rock Lake, according to the Missouri Water Patrol.

The patrol reported that Amanda Auberry, 24, was driving a 1997 Yamaha personal watercraft vessel in Cow Creek Cove on Table Rock Lake when a 2011 Yamaha personal watercraft vessel driven by Jennifer Auberry, 22, slowed.

The first vessel then struck the back of the second vessel, injuring its passenger Nathan Wickham, 23, of West Plains. He was taken by ambulance to Skaggs Hospital.

Jennifer Auberry also suffered minor injuries but refused treatment at the scene, the patrol reported. Both drivers were wearing a safety device, the water patrol reported.

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Monday, August 29, 2011 7:51 a.m.