Girl, 11, hit by boat propeller after jumping off pontoon to help another swimmer
Published: Aug. 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM CDT
BRANSON, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – An 11-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was hit by a boat propeller on Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri on Saturday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the girl was vacationing from Olathe, Kansas.
Officials responded to Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri around 3:45 p.m. Saturday.
Troopers found that the girl had jumped from a pontoon into the water to help another swimmer when she was hit by the boat’s propeller.
She reportedly suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Further details were not available.
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