CAMDEN COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Thursday at Lake of the Ozarks.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1988 Wellcraft driven by Benny E. Thompson, 78, Four Seasons, Missouri, was drifting east at the 13 mile mark Wideford Hollow Cove.
The boat had a mechanical failure causing the engine to explode. EMS transported Thompson to Lake Regional Hospital. A passenger identified as Amanda M. Kingston, 35, Wincote, Pennsylvania, was airlifted to University Hospital.
They were not wearing life jackets, according to the MSHP.