Girl hit by boat propeller while trying to help another swimmer at Table Rock Lake

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - An 11-year-old Olathe girl was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a boating accident on Table Rock Lake.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the scene around 3:45 p.m. on August 23. It happened south of West Branson, near PT 5.

Troopers reported that the girl jumped from a pontoon into the water to help another swimmer, but was hit by the propeller. She was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital in Springfield.

There is no further word on her condition.