Seattle Wakeboarder Killed By Boat Pulling Him On Lake Washington, Cops Say

A 42-year-old wakeboarder died after the boat pulling him struck him on a Washington lake, according to Tacoma News Tribune.

The incident happened on Tuesday (October 11) at Lake Washington in Hunts Point, which is 10 miles northeast of Seattle, per a news release from the Mercer Island Police Department. The victim, who's from Seattle, was wakeboarding behind a 22-foot ski boat when he was reportedly hit by the vessel.

Cops responded to the 4300 block of Hunts Point Road around 4:35 p.m., nearly 100 yards from the shoreline. The wakeboarded died from his injuries, police said. They haven't released his name.

Authorities said a 24-year-old Seattle man was driving the boat, and they didn't find any signs of impairment.

The incident is under investigation. A medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of the victim's death.

Other shocking and tragic incidents happened in Washington over the last few months. Recently, a hiker was trapped underneath a "refrigerator-sized" boulder for hours near Leavenworth. A 17-year-old hiker slipped near a waterfall, plunging to his death last weekend. Nearly two months ago, a Minnesota man died after jumping a steep cliff and into a popular swimming area at Olympic National Park.