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Witnesses to incident at Ghost Lake asked to contact Cochrane RCMP

One man suffered injuries in a recent collision between a jet ski and a paddle board.

Cochrane RCMP responded just after 7pm on Saturday, September 7th at Ghost Lake.

According to police, the adult male on the paddle board was injured but a female youth – who was also on the paddle board – was not.

After initially fleeing the scene, the driver of the jet ski was later identified by independent witnesses.

A 31-year-old male resident of Cochrane, Bradley Edward Baxandall, was arrested and charged with refusing to comply with alcohol demand, accident resulting in bodily harm.

He also faces charges of failing to stop after the accident resulting in bodily harm, dangerous operation of a vessel causing bodily harm, common nuisance causing injury.

Baxandall was released following a judicial interim release hearing and has a court date set for September 24th in Cochrane.

Anyone who may have witnesses or recorded the incident is asked to contact Constable Bouthillier at the Cochrane RCMP Detachment at 403-851-8000 or CRIMESTOPPERS.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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