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Georgia woman dies after tree falls on pontoon boat in South Carolina

A 20-year-old Georgia woman died after a tree fell on top of the pontoon boat she was riding in at Lake Murray in South Carolina, according to authorities.

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A 20-year-old Georgia woman died after a tree fell on top of the pontoon boat she was riding in at Lake Murray in South Carolina, according to authorities.
By The Associated Press
July 20, 2020

GILBERT, S.C. — A 20-year-old Georgia woman died after a tree fell on top of the pontoon boat she was riding in at a South Carolina lake, according to authorities.

The boat driver was preparing to dock on Lake Murray over the weekend when the engine cut off and the boat drifted into a dead tree on the edge of the water, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said in a statement Monday.

Officials said the tree snapped and fell on passenger Kathryn Grayce Mullins of Statesboro.

Mullins was pronounced dead at a hospital, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Monday.

No other injuries were reported.

The accident happened near Tom Drafts Point in Gilbert, according to news outlets.

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