By Associated Press - Sunday, September 3, 2017

MONTICELLO, Ky. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a deadly boating accident in Kentucky.

WKYT-TV reports 70-year-old Donnie Flynn was pronounced dead at the scene of Sunday’s accident on Lake Cumberland in Wayne County.

According to the Wayne County coroner’s office, Flynn was participating in a fishing tournament with his son when their boat hit a rock embankment and both were thrown from the boat.



Derek Flynn, a Somerset police officer, was transferred to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. His condition was not immediately available.

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Information from: WKYT-TV, https://www.wkyt.com

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