WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) - A collision between a boat and a Jet
Ski on a lake in southwestern Minnesota has killed a South Dakota
college student and injured one of her friends.
Nobles County sheriff's officials say 20-year-old Ashley Ann
Engel of Sioux Falls died after a jet boat in which she was a
passenger was involved in a crash with a Jet Ski Monday afternoon
on Lake Okabena in Worthington.
Former Lincoln High School classmate, 20-year-old Tess Reit, was
injured and airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital. Her condition was
not released. Authorities say a 20-year-old Sibley, Iowa man was
driving the boat and suffered minor injuries. Friends say the man
was Engel's boyfriend. The 21-year-old man driving the Jet Ski was
not injured. Engel was a student at Dakota State University.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-07-20-11 0741EDT

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