Charges likely in lake crash

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Charges are likely in the wake of a collision between two personal watercraft on Kalamalka Lake, Thursday.

Police say two of the four people involved are lucky to be alive after the late-night crash.

Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said police are trying to determine if alcohol was a factor in the mishap that sent a 29-year-old man and 24-year-old woman to Vernon Jubilee Hospital with significant injuries.

"The man had a broken pelvis and a broken femur, while the woman also received leg and spinal injuries,” Molendyk said.

While he could not say exactly what charges will be laid against whom, Molendyk said there is “definitely” going to be charges under the Canada Shipping Act.

“They fall under the small vessel regulations,” he said.