Mississippi woman injured in Smith Lake boat fire flown to UAB Hospital
A Mississippi woman was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham after a boat fire at Smith Lake Sunday evening.
The boat caught fire about 6 p.m. north of the Trident Marine near Crane Hill in Cullman County, said ALEA Capt. Jeremy Burkett.
Katherine E. Goodwin, 30, was a passenger on the 20-foot Runabout vessel. She and three others onboard all jumped into the water as the vessel caught fire, Burkett said.
The extent of Goodwin’s injuries was not released.
The driver of the boat, 40-year-old Cody Curry, and two 18-year-old passengers, were not injured.
Authorities did not say what sparked the blaze.
The investigation is ongoing by ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division.
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