Man charged in boat ramming incident
A Kitchener man has been charged after allegedly ramming his boat into another vessel on Conestogo Lake.
On the morning of July 19 Wellington County OPP received a report of an incident involving threats at the lake.
Police say that at about 7am a group of youths water skiing were approached by a man operating a vessel at a high rate of speed.
"Words were exchanged and the man intentionally rammed his vessel into the youths' vessel, causing minor damage, and left the scene," police stated in a press release.
Gabriel Leite, 43, of Kitchener, was charged with dangerous operation of a vessel and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. He is to appear in Guelph court on Aug. 23.