Child airlifted following boating accident on Smith Mountain Lake

Two children injured in accident, one taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Smith Mountain Lake Fire and Rescue Squad responded to a boating accident in Franklin County Saturday afternoon where two children were injured.

One has been airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The Cool Branch Rescue Squad was also on scene.

The children were on a tube being pulled by a jet-ski when the tube struck a dock.

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