Swimmer seriously injured after being hit by boat propeller

A Regina man is in hospital after being struck by a boat propeller while he was swimming in Echo Lake, Sask.

The man, 21, suffered serious injuries around 10:45 p.m. CST Monday when he was hit by a pontoon boatin the water near the resort village of B-Say-Tah.

STARS air ambulance attended the scene and transported the manto hospital in Regina.

The incident isunder investigation by Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP.