Boater arrested for slicing through 2-person kayak, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office says
A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of boating hit-and-run with injury following an incident that happened earlier this month, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced on social media.
On the afternoon of Aug. 3, deputies were dispatched to Carlyon Beach, on the Totten Inlet side of the tip of the Steamboat Island peninsula.
“A power boat had collided with a kayak, leaving its two occupants floating in the water. The operator of the power boat, who was alone, continued on without stopping to assist,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.
A father and son from Woodinville were in the kayak, KIRO 7 TV reported.
Phillip and Anthony Hill say they had been kayaking for about 10 minutes when they spotted a boat coming at them full speed, according to the report.
“We waved our paddles, we were screaming profanities and trying to get his attention. We just had to bail out and we went out the front, I went over the side under the kayak and the boat went right over the top of the kayak,” Phillip Hill told KIRO.
The kayak was shredded and the driver sped off, according to the report.
Jet skiers took the kayakers back to shore, where medics treated them for cuts and bruises, according to the report.
This story was originally published August 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM.
