Officials report 'mass casualty event' after boat crash in Texas - Several injured, teen missing
LAKE AUSTIN, Texas - Several people were injured and one is missing after a boat ran aground and ejected a passenger in Texas Sunday.
According to ABC, the boat hit a wake from another vessel. The driver lost control and hit the river's bank on the right side.
Emergency officials said two people were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, two with "potentially serious injuries," and a teenager was listed as being missing.
Two others were also injured but did not go to the hospital.
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Officials described the crash as a Level 5 Mass Casualty Incident. Incidents with that designation typically have over 1,000 victims or have exhausted and overwhelmed local resources.