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Victims identified in deadly boating accident at Pickwick Lake

TWRA is investigating the accident.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE: Family confirmed to Local 24 News Sunday, the two victims were David Carter, 40 and his 6-year-old daughter Olivia from Oakland.

David died on the scene after the jet ski he and his daughter were on collided with another jet ski.

Olivia was flown to Le Bonheur, where she later died.

The person on the other jet ski was not hurt.

The TWRA is investigating the crash. TWRA says, when the investigation is complete, the finding’s will be turned over to the District Attorneys Office for considerations of any criminal charges.

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One person is dead and another has been injured after a boating accident at Pickwick Lake in Hardin County, Tennessee.

According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, authorities were called to the Pickwick Lake on Dry Creek Cove at around 3:00 p.m. Saturday.

Officers say two personal watercrafts crashed into each other.

One person was pronounced dead on the scene. Another was sent to a local hospital with severe injuries.

TWRA is investigating the accident.

If you have any information about the collision, please call the TWRA Region 1 office at 731-423-5725.

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