Lee Hollis killed, 3 others injured in boating accident in Florida

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:16am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Leawood lawyer killed in southwest Florida water scooter crash.

A lawyer from Kansas is dead after the water scooter he was operating collided with a motorboat in southwest Florida.

A lawyer from Kansas is dead after the water scooter he was operating collided with a motorboat in southwest Florida.

The crash happened Sunday afternoon in Charlotte County.

A Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokeswoman told the stated that 54-year-old Lee Hollis of Leawood, Kan., died Monday. Doctors amputated one of his legs on Sunday afternoon.

Investigators say all four occupants of the boat were ejected during the crash. A 38-year-old woman suffered a traumatic chest injury and was airlifted to a Fort Myers hospital. The 43-year-old man who was operating the boat, a 40-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy suffered minor injuries.

People on a nearby sailboat helped rescue the injured.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

People Involved: 
Lee Hollis
Roadway: 
Unknown

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