Authorities are searching for answers after a girl was struck and killed by a boat while waterskiing in Biscayne Bay on Saturday afternoon.
The boating incident happened near Nixon Beach in Miami-Dade around 4:30 p.m., Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the girl, whose identity has not been released, was waterskiing when she was struck by a vessel that left the scene, FWC stated.
Officials say the vessel that fatally hit her was described as a light blue center console, possibly with blue or dark blue bottom paint and three or four white outboard engines. It was last seen heading westbound from Nixon Beach in Key Biscayne.
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FWC officers are asking any witnesses or anyone with information to contact the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922.
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