DETROIT (AP) — A hydroplane boat racer says he’s fortunate to have escaped serious injury after flipping his boat on the Detroit River on Saturday.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/LhOfv0 ) that Mike Webster was heading into the first turn during a four-lap race when his U-22 boat went airborne.
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