RCMP have charged a Cochrane resident with a raft of charges after he slammed into a paddleboarder on nearby Ghost Lake.On Saturday, just after 7:00 p.m., Cochrane RCMP responded to a report of a collision between a jet ski and paddleboard at Ghost Lake, resulting in injuries to an adult male on the paddleboard. A female youth was also on the paddleboard and was uninjured. "The male driver of the jet ski fled the scene but later identified by independent witnesses and arrested," said RCMP in a Tuesday press release.Bradley Edward Baxandall, 31, a resident of Cochrane, was charged with the following offences:Refuse to comply with alcohol demand, accident resulting in bodily harmFailing to stop after accident resulting in bodily harmDangerous operation of a vessel causing bodily harmCommon nuisance – cause injury.Baxandall was held for a judicial interim release hearing and released with a court date of Sept. 24, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Cochrane.Cochrane RCMP are requesting that any witnesses who may have seen and / or recorded the incident, to contact Const. Bouthillier with the Cochrane RCMP at 403-851-8000. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips .com or by using the “P3 Tips” app. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
