70-Year-Old Man Dies After Ejected, Hit by His Boat on Lake Demopolis over Memorial Day Weekend
Authorities said the 70-year-old operator was not wearing a life jacket or using the cut-off switch before the boat struck him.
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Boat crash kills 70-year-old man in Alabama
A fatal single-boat crash occurred on Lake Demopolis, Alabama, involving 70-year-old Bruce R. Kornegay. He was ejected from the vessel and struck by it, leading to critical injuries and death. The ALEA is investigating, noting Kornegay was not wearing a life jacket or using the emergency cut-off switch.
70-year-old man ejected, struck by own boat and killed on Alabama lake
A 70-year-old man was killed when he was thrown from his boat and then struck by that boat on an Alabama lake.Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as Bruce R. Kornegay. He lived in Woodstock.
A man is dead after a boating accident in Demopolis, AL
DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WCBI) – The Memorial Day Holiday isn’t quite over, but Alabama has already reported its first boating death of the season. Bruce Kornegay of Woodstock, Alabama, was critically injured when he was thrown from his bass boat Sunday afternoon on Lake Demopolis near the Tombigbee River. While in the water, Kornegay was hit by the boat. He was taken to Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, but died of his injuries. The Marine Patr…
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