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Teen killed after being struck by boat propeller. What to Know.

An 18-year-old died when she was hit by a propeller trying to board a New Jersey boat over the weekend officials say.  The teen was on a raft being pulled by the boat and, when she tried to get on the boat, was hit by the propeller. Additional details were…

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Parents of boy killed in St. Petersburg boat crash sue family of minor operating the vessel. What to Know about Florida’s Boater Age Requirements.

Two families have filed lawsuits in a March St. Petersburg boat crash that resulted in a wrongful death case of a 15-year-old boy, according to reporting from local news outlets.  The crash happened near Bayshore Blvd in Shore Acres in St. Petersburg after a family get-together in which at least…

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Deluge projected to hit Miami-Dade County prompts NWS advisories. What to Know

Forecasters with the National Weather Service are predicting heavy rain, floods, thunderstorms and gusts as high as 18 mph in South Florida Friday with the bad weather continuing into the weekend.  Scattered thunderstorms could bring wind gusts and heavy downpours starting Friday afternoon, according to NWS predictions. Up to an…

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Police: “It didn’t look like there was any effort to stop,” in Florida Keys crash that killed two earlier this week

A 9-year-old boy and his father, 47, were identified as the two people killed when a personal watercraft crashed earlier this week into a Marathon, Florida, sea wall.  The two crashed on a 2018 Yamaha personal watercraft just before 7 p.m. in a Boot Key Harbor canal near 15th Street…

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Two dead following Florida Keys personal watercraft crash Tuesday, authorities say

An adult and child have died following a crash on a personal watercraft in Marathon, Florida, according to local news outlets reporting.  Emergency responders were called to the area near 15th Street Ocean around 6:45 p.m. after the personal watercraft crashed into a sea wall.   Police shared a photo of…

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Florida student hospitalized after mom hits her with car during school drop-off. What to know about start of school traffic safety

The first day of school drop-off lines can be particularly hectic with friends waving to one another after months away and frustrating traffic jams but, for one Florida family, the new school year’s drop-off turned tragic when a mother accidentally hit her child with her car.  The incident happened before…

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Are You Prepared for Hurricane Season? What to Know

A summer chock-full of dangerous floods, prompting iterations of the famed “Florida man” floating down city streets in a canoe to gain traction online are not the only threats to the state during hurricane season.   Hurricane season lasts from June until November each year and while Floridians may poke fun…

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Woman who posted on social media about sister’s injury on cruise ship dance floor gets attention of global news outlet. Here’s what she had to say

A woman whose sister is on the line for an $8,000 medical bill after shattering her ankle on a cruise ship’s dance floor is warning other passengers to buy medical insurance, according to reporting from The Daily Mail.  The sisters were traveling from Queensland to New South Wales on a…

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Lobster season is a go! What to know to have a safe and successful lobster season

The regular lobster season has officially begun in Florida, marking the long-awaited return of this popular recreational fishing activity.  Below are several important safety tips and rules you should know before you head out on the water.   Legal lobsters weigh about 1 pound and have a carapace shell of at…

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Mother whose daughter died in 2017 boat crash calls for addition of rescue boats in Florida Keys following multiple incidents earlier this month

When June Smith lost her 13-year-old daughter, Harlie Smith, in a boat crash off of Cudjoe Key in 2017, she said she didn’t realize how unprepared they would be in an emergency, according to reporting from WSVN Miami.  “We’ve spent many years down in the Keys and that day, when…

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