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Man boating under the influence injures eight

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has pleaded no contest to charges in a boating collision that injured eight people on a lake in eastern Nebraska.

The 19-year-old Kyle Garrett entered the plea to boating under the influence and minor in possession in Lancaster County Court on Monday. Sentencing is set for Nov. 2.

Garrett was piloting a motorboat that collided with a sailboat on Branched Oak Lake north of Lincoln in May. He and seven others were injured and swam to shore or were pulled to safety by bystanders.

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