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One Dead, Two Others Injured in Key Largo Boat Crash Over the Weekend.

A person has died and two others remain hospitalized after a boat overturned in Key Largo Saturday, marking at least the second boat crash in the Florida Keys in just over a week, officials say.  Saturday’s crash happened before 10:30 a.m. when a 34-foot Nor-Tech carrying three people turned sharply,…

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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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Boy hit, tragically killed by boat propeller over the weekend

A 6-year-old boy was hit and killed by a boat propeller after he went overboard into a Missouri Lake, according to reporting from The Miami Herald Monday.  The boy was reportedly knee-boarding on Table Rock Lake in the Ozarks, a man-made lake, around 11 a.m. when he fell in the…

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FWC tells boaters to be on the lookout for divers-down flags following several incidents on the water this month

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent out a public notice urging boaters to keep an eye out for divers-down flags in a month known statistically for a high rate of accidents on the water. In their advisory, FWC encouraged boaters to avoid distraction and watch out for divers-down…

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FWC urges boaters to turn off boats completely if someone goes overboard following the tragic death of a woman on the water Sunday

A woman died Sunday after she went overboard and was hit by a boat propeller on the Ocklawaha River, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.  The woman was on a Pontoon boat with at least eight other people around 1:30 p.m. when she went overboard and was…

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