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Man cited after killing swan with boat

An Illinois man has been cited after authorities said he drove a 21-foot powerboat through a group of swans at a southwestern Michigan lake, killing one of the birds.
AP Wire
Jul 3, 2012

The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department said its marine division responded Saturday night to Lake Brownwood in Paw Paw Township following a 911 call about the boater, who was pulling tubers. Police said the 57-year-old Naperville man told investigators that he hit the swan.

The man was cited for reckless operation. The man's name wasn't immediately released.
 

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