A Big Piney River boating accident injured one person Friday afternoon about 6 miles west of Licking.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a northbound 1984 Lowe utility boat operated by Jarrell A. Neal, 44, of Salem, lost control on a shoal and a sharp bend in the river and struck a bluff and it sunk.
A passenger, Darren A. Neal, 50, of Houston, had moderate injuries and was taken to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston.
Tpr. Johnathan Roberts investigated.