HARLAN COUNTY - A 60-year-old Kenesaw woman was injured and hospitalized following a collision of two boats at the Harlan County Reservoir.

The Nebraska Game and Parks says the woman and a 33-year-old man from Kearney each was operating a boat.

As they accelerated to leave Patterson Harbor on the lake’s south shore, the woman was hit from behind, throwing her into the water.

The woman was taken to Phelps County Memorial Health Center in Holdrege.

The man was cited for No Boater Safety Education.

The investigation is ongoing and alcohol is not suspected to be a factor.