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Fatal Boating Accident Off Fenwick Island

Don Rush

FENWICK ISLAND, Del. (AP) - Delaware authorities are investigating a fatal boating accident involving a personal watercraft.

It happened Saturday afternoon on Roy's Creek, off Assawoman Bay in Sussex County.

The 53-year-old man was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland.

The accident is being investigated by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Fish and Wildlife. They say alcohol wasn't a contributing factor.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.