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Man injured after being hit by boat on Geist Reservoir

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Posted 11:27 PM, Sep 28, 2019
and last updated 11:27 PM, Sep 28, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS — A man was injured on Saturday after being hit by a boat while tubing on Geist Reservoir.

Indianapolis Fire Department crews and emergency personnel were called around 4:45 p.m. after a 23-year-old man was hit by a boat coming to get him after he fell off the tube, Jason Kistler, an IFD public information officer said.

The incident happened on the reservoir near the Geist Reservoir Dam, Kistler said.

His exact injuries are unknown.