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Drunk Jet Ski Operator Crashes into Pontoon During 4th of July Boat Parade in Battle Lake

By Derek Sidian Jul 5, 2024 | 10:12 AM

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Battle Lake, MN – At around 5:15 Thursday evening (July 4th), the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department received a report that a jet ski had hit a pontoon during Pickerel Lake’s 4th of July Boat Parade.

The caller reported that the man driving the jet ski had caused damage to the pontoon and appeared to be intoxicated.

After deputies arrived, the 27-year-old jet ski operator from Clinton was arrested for 2nd Degree DWI.