An exploding Sea-Doo watercraft on Smith Mountain Lake sent a woman to the hospital yesterday, authorities said.
Conservation police Lieutenant Karl Martin said it happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Franklin County side of the lake.
Martin said a woman tried to start her Sea-Doo when it exploded.
He said the force of the blast knocked her off the personal watercraft and she landed on or near a dock.
Martin said the received “non-life-threatening injuries.”
Martin said the 38-year-old woman is from Staunton but declined to reveal her identity.
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