One person was killed and two others were hurt after a boat accident in the Florida Keys on Saturday that prompted air rescues and dive teams to respond to the scene.
One person was killed and two others were hurt after a boat accident in the Florida Keys on Saturday that prompted air rescues and dive teams to respond to the scene.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they received reports of the accident at 10:26 a.m., off the Card Sound Bridge near Pumpkin Key.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said a 34’ Nor-Tech with three people on board, was traveling south, when a sudden turn ejected all three of them.
They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where one of them died.
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The department said two of their helicopters had to rescue two people from the water and take them to a trauma center. Authorities described it as a "hoist operation with a stokes basket to rescue two patients for transport."
"Divers were deployed to the water to search for a third patient, which has been found," fire rescue said.
NBC6 is working to confirm what may have caused the accident.
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Late Saturday night, Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and FWC went back to the water near Pumpkin Key and pulled a heavy object out of the water. It's unclear if it’s related to Saturday’s accident.
This deadly accident on the water of the Florida Keys comes after a different incident Thursday that left a 28-year-old woman dead after she was ejected from a boat during a powerboat race near Key West.
