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UNION COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is investigating a second Fourth of July boat explosion.
Officials say seven people were injured when a boat exploded on Lake Nottely in Union County on Friday afternoon.
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They say the boat had just gotten fuel at Cozy Cove Marina and was idling away when the engine cut off. When they attempted to crank the engine back up, it exploded.
The boat burned to the waterline before sinking at the shoreline
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