Boater Loses Control And Is Tossed Into Lake Miltona, Boat Keeps Going In Circles

DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR)  — A mishap on Lake Miltona sends a boater into the water and his boat left going around in circles.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was called to the lake around 5:30 Tuesday evening.

They say 66-year-old John Colton of Clarissa was reaching for something when he lost control and was tossed out of the boat.

He was wearing a lifejacket.

Witnesses raced to get him out of the water.

The sheriff’s office says Colton’s boat was left spinning until it ran out of gas.

No one was hurt and the boat was towed back to a nearby Public Access.