Two boats collide on Lake Keowee

A pontoon boat and a pleasure boat collided around 9 o’clock last night on Lake Keowee not far from Seneca. According to a report from the fire department, seven people suffered minor injuries—six of them were on the pontoon. The pleasure boat, which contained only the operator, sank and it’ll be left to salvage crews over the coming days to locate and recover the vessel. The DNR and other public safety agencies responded to the accident.