Two people from Oklahoma City were injured Sunday afternoon at the Eufaula Cove Marina when their boat exploded at a fueling dock near the Tumbleweed’s restaurant.
Lauren Taylor, a passenger on the boat, suffered severe burns from the neck down and was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee and then to Hill- crest hospital in Tulsa, according to Eufaula Fire Chief Chad French.
Timothy Beets, driver of the cruiser, had minor burns to the back of his neck, French said.
“They were filling up with fuel and over-filled and the blower was not on,” he said.
The cabin cruiser was damaged, but not destroyed.
The OHP and Lake Patrol responded to the accident, which took place shortly before 2 p.m.