May 25, 2017

Archived: Richmond man OK after boat goes airborne

 A Richmond man is safe after his boat unexpectedly went airborne.

Aaron Charles Teal, 23, was driving a boat Wednesday morning on Cedar Island Lake, south of Richmond, when he struck an island in the lake causing the boat to go airborne according to Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson.

Stearns County Deputies responded to the incident along with Chain of Lakes Rescue and Gold Cross Ambulance.  Another boat assisted in bringing Teal to the shoreline.

Teal was transported by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Teal was working for In Tune Marine and wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.

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