From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
COOSA COUNTY — Alabama State Marine Police identified a woman on the Coosa River on Saturday, July 13.
Krista Danielle Elliot, 32, of Wetumpka, was killed when the boat she was in struck a tree that was hanging over the river. She was the only passenger in the boat. The operator was not hurt.
The crash occurred on the river near Wetumpka, Capt. Gary Buchanan of the Marine Patrol said.
The crash is the latest in multiple fatalities that have taken place on Alabama waterways this summer.