A 42-year-old man wakeboarding in Lake Washington died Tuesday afternoon after he was hit by the boat towing him in an apparent accident, police said.
Police and fire units responded to reports of an injured person who was about 100 yards from the shore at the 4300 block of Hunts Point Road at about 4:35 p.m., the Mercer Island Police Department said in a news release.
A 24-year-old man was driving the 22-foot ski boat pulling the wakeboarder, the department said. The 42-year-old was struck by the boat. Police said the man steering the boat was not impaired.
The King County Medical Examiner has not released the name of the victim.
Police are still investigating.
