One person died and another is in a trauma center after a boat crash Saturday morning near Bay Shore Drive in Greers Ferry, according to the Heber Springs Fire Department.
According to Heber Springs Fire Chief Jason Robitaille, the boat had struck the shoreline, causing the injuries to the two people on board. Residents of a house near the shoreline heard the collision and called 911.
Heber Springs Fire Boat 1 responded around 7:50 a.m. Saturday with four members of the fire department’s dive team. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and Survival Flight EMS took the survivor to a trauma center.
The fire department did not release the identities of either the injured or deceased boater on Sunday afternoon.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.