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College student dies after boat crash during Bassmaster fishing tournament in Kentucky

Jonathan Brian of Western Kentucky University, was one of the occupants of a boat that collided with another during the tournament.

PROSPERITY, S.C. — A 21-year-year-old college student has died after a boating accident on Lake Murray last week.

Johnathan Brian of Shelbyville, Kentucky, died this morning at Prisma Health Richland, according to Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece.

According to the Western Kentucky University newspaper, The College Heights Herald, Brian was a junior and a member of the Western Kentucky University Bass Fishing team. 

Brian was one of the occupants of a boat that collided with another in the Prosperity area of Newberry County around 1 p.m. on 1:04 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

The crash came during a practice round of the Lake Murray College Series, a Bassmaster fishing tournament

His teammate and the others injured in the other boat were released from the hospital. 

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