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Michigan woman injured in boating mishap near Corunna

CTV London Published Monday, July 20, 2015 12:55PM EDT

An OPP Search and Rescue boat helps in the search for a missing diver in the St. Clair River near Sarnia, Ont. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.

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A 56-year-old Michigan woman is recovering after a boating mishap in St. Clair River.

Lambton County OPP, EMS and fire crews were dispatched to just south of Stag Island in St. Clair Township at 5:24 p.m. Sunday after getting a report of a boater in medical distress in the St. Clair River.

Crews attended an address on Catalpa Way, Corunna, where a woman had been taken to shore after sustaining injuries due to a boating mishap.

The victim was a passenger on a Personal Water Craft that was traveling northbound in the St. Clair River, just south of Stag Island.

The PWC encountered a wake produced by another vessel causing the victim to fall off and into the St. Clair River. She was wearing a life jacket, which kept her afloat until help arrived.

Barbara Pederson of St. Clair, Mich., was transported by Lambton EMS to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No charges will be laid in relation to this incident.

OPP are reminding Ontario residents and tourists that being well-informed and highly-focused on safe boating practices and laws are sure-fire ways to enjoy a tragedy-free boating season.