Oct 2, 2025
Commissioners to consider sportfishing orders
They will take up these potential fishing changes at their meeting Oct. 10 at Niobrara State Park.
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Two people were injured in a boating accident at 4:30 p.m. July 13 while tubing at Medicine Creek State Recreation Area.
A 45-year-old man from Indianola, his 11-year-old son and a 13-year-old boy from Danbury were being pulled on a tube when it collided with a moored boat.
The man sustained severe injuries to his head, back and pelvis and was taken by ambulance to CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney; he is in stable condition. The 13-year-old also was taken to Good Samaritan for treatment of injuries to both his legs.
The 11-year-old did not sustain injuries requiring medical attention.
The accident is under investigation by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Frontier County Sheriff’s Office. Nebraska State Patrol assisted in the investigation.
