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3 Hurt In Watercraft Accident

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Three Ohio teens were injured in a personal watercraft accident on Big Chapman Lake Sunday afternoon.

Meghan E. Hall, 17, Vandalia, Ohio, suffered a broken leg, and Samantha R. Romano, 16, and Elizabeth J. Seitz, 16, also of Vandalia, Ohio, suffered bruising to their legs.

According to the state conservation officers, Seitz was driving a personal watercraft traveling about 30 miles per hour around 2:15 p.m. Sunday when she slammed into a large wake from a passing watercraft.

At the time of impact, Hall's leg broke when it hit the right side of the vehicle.

Hall and Romano were passengers on the watercraft.