Pennsylvania woman injured in swimming competition In Ocean City

A Lancaster woman was struck by a boat while competing in a 3-mile open-water swim in Ocean City, Maryland, over the weekend, authorities said.

Heather Gehron-Rice, 44, suffered a cut to her left hand, most likely caused by the boat’s propeller, Maryland Natural Resources Police officials said.

Gehron-Rice, who lives in Lancaster city, was competing in the annual Ocean Games held along the shoreline of the popular vacation destination and was within sight of the finish line Saturday when she was hit, authorities said

Gehron-Rice told police she was swimming and could see the finish when she felt something hit her head. She immediately realized there was something wrong with her hand but could not remember what struck her, public information officer Candy Thompson told LNP Monday.

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