Mother, daughter killed in Englebright Lake boat crash
YUBA COUNTY, CA - A woman and her daughter were killed on Englebright Lake Saturday night when a man suspected of boating while intoxicated, collided with their boat.
The crash happened shortly before 7 p.m. on the lake, which borders Yuba and Nevada County, Yuba County sheriff's Lt. Damon Gil said.
After nearly an hour-long search, rescue crews located the bodies of Cynthia Peterlin, 42, and her daughter, Sophi Peterlin, 12, both of Penn Valley.
The Peterlins were in a boat being piloted by Cynthia's husband, Paul Peterlin, 42, when their vessel was allegedly struck by a boat being driven by Jeffrey Sandow, 53, of Auburn, said Gil.
Paul Peterlin suffered injuries in the accident and was hospitalized for treatment.
One person on Sandow's boat was also taken to a hospital for treatment, Gil Said.