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Woman hit by boat propeller at Lake Pleasant

Authorities say the woman had to be flown to the hospital for injuries sustained from a boating incident.

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A woman had to be airlifted to the hospital Friday afternoon after she was struck by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office responded to the lake at about 3 p.m. for calls of a leg injury. A woman had apparently been injured by a boat propeller and needed to be rushed to the hospital. 

MCSO said the woman was alert and talking as she was being flown to a medical facility. 

The incident is still under investigation and MCSO had no further details to disclose.

Lake Pleasant has been the site of several drownings, injuries, and deaths so far this summer. 

The most recent incident occurred last weekend after a man jumped off a boat without a life vest to cool off and failed to resurface. His body was later recovered by search crews.

RELATED: Authorities recover body of man who drowned at Lake Pleasant

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