La Belle Man Arrested for Boating While Intoxicated by Drugs at LOTO
A La Belle man was injured in a boating mishap that occurred at Lake of the Ozarks on Thursday morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a fishing boat was being operated in a careless and imprudent manner at the 33-mile marker of the main channel of Lake Ozarks around 10 a.m.
The boat impacted the shore line, and 49-year-old Clayton A. Wainwright of La Belle, Mo., was later arrested at 12:25 p.m., for Boating While Intoxicated By Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Careless & Imprudent Driving of a Motorboat.
Wainwright was transported by Lake West EMS to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
The fishing boat sank into the lake as a result of the crash.
Camden County Deputies and Sunrise Beach Fire assisted the five Troopers on scene.
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