Man killed, woman seriously injured in boat collision on Mississippi River in Hastings

Nick Ferraro, Pioneer Press
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A man was killed and a woman seriously injured when two boats collided Thursday night on the Mississippi River in Hastings.

Dallas Larson, 59, of Hastings, died of his injuries at Regions Hospital in St. Paul following the crash near King’s Cove Marina, Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie said. The marina is located off the main channel of the river in an area known as Lake Conley.

Deputies were sent to the crash around 8 p.m. and learned from witnesses that Larson and the woman were injured after their small boat collided with a cabin cruiser. The impact sent Larson and the woman into the water. Two men in the cabin cruiser were able to pull them in the boat and provide aid until paramedics arrived, Leslie said.

The woman remains hospitalized with serious injuries not considered life-threatening, Leslie said.

The investigation into what led to the crash is ongoing.

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