Minnesota man killed in Rideau Ferry regatta crash

A Minnesota man who raced vintage boats was killed while competing at a regatta in Rideau Ferry.
Bill Pearson, 69, was critically injured Saturday afternoon when his vintage hydroplane boat “became airborne,” provincial police said. Officers from the Lanark County OPP detachment responded to the crash that occurred during the Rideau Ferry Regatta around 2 p.m. Vintage vessels were scheduled to race until 5 p.m.
Pearson, from Lakeville, Minn., was ejected from the boat. He was ta