LIBERTY GROVE, WI (WTAQ) – Officials in Door County say they’re investigating a fatal boat crash that happened late Friday night.
The Door County Sheriff’s Department says they were notified about the crash on the shore near Door Bluff Road in the Town of Liberty Grove just before 11:50 p.m.
Deputies indicate a 23-foot Powerquest boat crashed into a large rock on the shore.
The boat’s owner, a 54-year-old Illinois man, was killed. A 40-year-old Washington Island man suffered serious injuries.
The crash is still under investigation by the Door County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Fire Department and Door County Emergency Services assisted at the scene.
The name of the victim is not being released at this time.