Boater's Leg Severed Near Shore in Horrific Accident at Lake Nasworthy

 

SAN ANGELO, TX -- One person was reportedly seriously injured in a boating accident on Lake Nasworthy Wednesday evening. 

According to reporters at the scene, a person was taken from the boat and loaded into an ambulance with a possibly severed leg. 

According to Sgt. Barry Wike, the accident happened when they were pulling the boat into shore.  A male patient somehow got his leg up under the boat and into the propellor. 

Texas Parks and Wildlife Officers began using sonar to search for the severed leg.  

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The person was taken from the water in the Middle Concho Park area.  

We will update this story as new official information becomes available.  

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