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Pontoon goes over power dam at Lake Zumbro, passengers safe

One passenger jumped off and was able to gain the attention of other boaters.
Credit: KTTC
First responders rushed to the scene at Lake Zumbro after a pontoon carrying four people went over the power dam.

A pontoon with four people went over the power dam at Lake Zumbro Saturday evening. 

The boaters were near the edge of the dam when the driver realized and failed to maneuver away, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office. 

One passenger jumped off and was able to gain the attention of other boaters.

Three other passengers rode the pontoon over the dam where they safely landed upright.

News Release RE: Incident with pontoon boat going over Power Dam at... Lake Zumbro On 08/24/2019 at approximately 2240hrs, a call came into Wabasha County Dispatch reporting that a pontoon boat had gone over the power dam at Lake Zumbro near Mac's Park Place in Wabasha County.

One person was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. 

The incident is still under investigation. 

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