BEAR LAKE COUNTY, Idaho — A woman tubing on Bear Lake had both her legs amputated following a weekend incident on the Idaho side of the lake.
The Bear Lake County Sheriff's Office said the woman in her mid-30's was tubing on Saturday when she was struck by a propeller on the back of the boat she was behind.
Bystanders on the beach reacted to the incident, rushing to assist the woman, immediately applying tourniquets to her legs and ultimately saving the woman's life, according to the sheriff's office.
"Bystanders and medics did an amazing job with medical care prior to transport," the sheriff's office wrote on social media.
After being airlifted from the lake, the woman had both legs amputated in the hospital, where family shared that she remains in stable condition.
The sheriff's office said an investigation into the incident is active and ongoing.
