A Nova Scotia woman involved in a crash between two pleasure boats on Silver Lake earlier this summer has died.
Susan Taylor, 47, of Amherst passed away last Wednesday (Sept. 2) at the QE II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax as a result of injuries she sustained in the crash.
Taylor, a popular Amherst Regional High School band teacher, was boating with family friends when the two boats collided on July 10. Another adult and a child in the same boat were also taken to the hospital with injuries. Sgt. Paul Ouellette of the Sackville RCMP said in July that the two powerboats were traveling from opposite sides of a wharf when the crash occurred. Taylor sustained severe head and chest injuries in the crash. The 44-year-old Sackville man suffered a broken arm and leg, and his daughter was taken to hospital with a broken wrist and bruising to her face. The son was being towed behind the boat in a tube and escaped injuries. The driver of the other boat was also taken to hospital following the incident but was later released with no serious injuries.
RCMP and boating safety officials from Transport Canada continue to investigate the cause of the crash. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.
Cpl. Jean Gosselin of District 4 RCMP said rthe investigation could be wrapped up within a couple of weeks. It's at that time a decision will be made on whether charges will be laid.
Nova Scotia woman dies in hospital after July boat crash on Silver Lake
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September 9, 2009
- Published on March 5, 2010
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Staff ~ The Sackville Tribune Post
A Nova Scotia woman involved in a crash between two pleasure boats on Silver Lake earlier this summer has died.
Susan Taylor, 47, of Amherst passed away last Wednesday (Sept. 2) at the QE II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax as a result of injuries she sustained in the crash.
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