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Arrest made in Thurston County after a man ripped a kayak in half with his power boat

Aug 19, 2024, 10:31 AM | Updated: 10:56 am

Damaged kayak...

Kayak damaged by the hit-and-run boater. (Thurston County Sheriff's Office)

(Thurston County Sheriff's Office)

A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with a boating hit-and-run with injury, the Thurston County Sheriff鈥檚 Office posted .

Deputies were called to Carlyon Beach on Aug. 3. According to the Sheriff鈥檚 Office, a power boat had collided with a kayak on the Totten Inlet side of the Steamboat Island peninsula, leaving its two occupants floating in the water. The operator of the power boat, who was alone, continued on without stopping to assist.

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The kayak was destroyed, and the driver sped off, according to the report. Jet skiers eventually rescued the kayakers and brought them back to shore, where medics treated them for minor injuries.

“Thanks to a detailed description of the boat, our boating deputies were able to track it down,” Thurston County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said. “The boat was owned by the operator鈥檚 employer, who cooperated fully with the investigation. The suspect has been located and is now facing criminal charges.”

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成人X站 7 reported that the kayak鈥檚 occupants were a father and son from Woodinville, Phillip and Anthony Hill. They had been kayaking for about 10 minutes when they saw a boat coming at them at full speed.

“We waved our paddles, we were screaming profanities and trying to get his attention,” Phillip Hill told 成人X站 7. “We just had to bail out and we went out the front. I went over the side under the kayak and the boat went right over the top of the kayak.”

The circumstances leading up to the collision are still under investigation. The Sheriff鈥檚 Office has urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

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