NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Two men were injured following a boating accident in the water in North Kingstown on Sunday morning.
According to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM), just after 9 a.m., Rhode Island Environmental Police and the Narragansett Marine Taskforce received a report that two boats collided close to Allen Harbor in North Kingstown.
DEM said two men, one 65-years-old, and the other 69-years-old, were taken to Rhode Island Hospital to be treated for their injuries.
North Kingstown’s fire chief said their injuries were “moderate to serious.”
DEM added that one boat was 45-feet long and the other was 18-feet long. An investigation into what caused the accident is underway.
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