Sunday, June 18, 2006
Merrimack man injured in Ossipee boating accident
From Staff Reports
OSSIPEE — A Merrimack man received minor injuries Saturday when he was thrown from the boat he was operating.
Brian Provencher, 39, of 86 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, was taken to Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, where he was treated and released, according to New Hampshire Marine Patrol.
Provencher was traveling with an unidentified passenger who was also thrown from the boat, but was uninjured in the incident.
According to Marine Patrol, Provencher and his passenger were headed south across Ossipee Lake at a approximately 70 miles per hour when Provencher's boat crossed a wake from another boat and turned sharply. Both occupants were wearing personal flotation devices.
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