Posted on 08/28/2009 4:43:09 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper
A spokesman for U.S. Congressman Denny Rehberg confirmed that he broke his left ankle in a Thursday night boating accident on Flathead Lake near Bigfork.
Erik Iverson told reporters that Rehberg was in surgery to repair his broken ankle on Friday afternoon at about 4 p.m. and that the congressman also sustained cuts and bruises on his face and "quite a bump on the head."The accident took place about 100 yards south of the Wayfarer's State Park boat dock at around 10:20 p.m. Thursday. State Senator Greg Barkus was also injured in the crash.
Iverson confirmed that Dustin Frost and Kristin Smith were the two Rehberg staffers that were on board during the accident, though he was unable to comment on the condition of anyone but the congressman.
"He's currently undergoing surgery and expected to make a full recovery," he said of Rehberg.
Iverson didn't have any details about the circumstances surrounding the Thursday night crash, except to say that Rehberg was a passenger in the boat, not driving.
Iverson did say that Rehberg gave a statement to investigators concerning the crash Friday morning, though he did not know what that statement was.
Boat crash injures Congressman Denny Rehberg, four others
Investigators surround a boat that was carrying U.S. Congressman Denny Rehberg, along with members of his staff and Kalispell state Senator Greg Barkus on the rocks about 100 yards south of the boat dock at Wayfarer's State Park in Bigfork Friday. The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. Thursday night. Photo courtesy: Alex Strickland/Bigfork Eagle
Missed the dock by that much!
How much booze was involved.
Sounds like the driver was the same type of idiot who smashed into Bismark Dinius.
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/article.php?get=1683
Here, hold mah beer and watch me jump this over that little rock up there.
Listen, what might be funny to you has a friend of mine in a coma. Yes Mr. Rehberg is ok, but not everyone involved in the crash is ok. How about a little sympathy for people who were severely hurt during this accident!!
Well, the original story highlighted a broken ankle and gave no other information that anyone was seriously injured. There were three other comments of a similar nature.
Had I known otherwise, I would not have made the comment.
Under the circumstances you mentioned, I am sorry for your friend’s accident and pray for his full recovery. The same goes for any others in the accident.
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