Feds issue boating warning after Georgia kids sickened

ATLANTA - Federal health officials issued a warning Thursday about boating and carbon monoxide poisoning after two Georgia youths got sick on a lake. <br> <br> The poisoning happened June 1 on an unidentified Georgia lake. A family of five went water skiing, and while the boat was idling, a 2-year-old girl climbed over the back of the boat onto the swim platform. <br> <br> In less than a minute, the girl was unconscious from inhaling the exhaust. Her father, a physician, quickly revived her, and the girl recovered after a spending the night in a hospital getting oxygen treatments. <br> <br> The girl&#39;s 4-year-old brother also got sick from carbon monoxide, but his symptoms were milder. <br> <br> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned boaters that carbon monoxide poisoning can occur even outdoors and that recreational boat engines release more of the poison than car engines. Since 1990, 17 people have died by poisoning from boat exhaust.