US EditionTwo Women Dead, Another in Critical Condition, After Boat Overturns in Eustis, Maine
The pontoon boat flipped after its bow dipped underwater, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries among seven passengers, none of whom wore life jackets, officials said.
- An 18-foot pontoon boat carrying seven people overturned on Flagstaff Lake in Eustis, Maine, around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
- The boat flipped after its bow dipped underwater and the driver failed to raise it, throwing all passengers about 180 feet from shore.
- Farhana Nasir, age 53, from Selden, and 23-year-old Kiran Akbar of Lake Grove lost their lives at the location of the incident, while Noor Nasir, 22, was severely injured and transported by air to a hospital in Bangor.
- Officials confirmed none of the passengers wore life jackets and an initial investigation indicated alcohol was not a factor, while witnesses aided in the rescue.
- The state's fisheries and wildlife agency is looking into the accident, which underscores the dangers of boating without life jackets.
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2 Long Island women killed in boating accident in Maine
Two women from Long Island were killed Saturday in a boating accident on a Maine lake, authorities said. Farhana Nasir, 53, and Kiran Akbar, 23, were two of seven passengers on a pontoon boat when it flipped over on Flagstaff Lake around 1:30 p.m., the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said in a press release. The lake is about 100 miles north of Portland. Bystanders who witnessed the incident rushed to rescue those on board; Nas…
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2 women killed in boat accident on Flagstaff Lake
A third woman is in critical condition after a pontoon flipped with seven passengers onboard Saturday afternoon.
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