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Beringia

(5,017 posts)
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 02:57 PM 6 hrs ago

Florida boat collision leaves 1 dead, at least a dozen injured

Source: Associated Press



CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A boat crashed into a ferry transporting 45 people on the final day of a sand-sculpting festival in Florida, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others, officials said.

The crash late Sunday in calm waters off Clearwater on the western Florida coast set off an emergency response due to the high number of possible casualties.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a social media post that on-scene reports indicate that all 45 people on the ferry and all six people on the boat were accounted for. In an update on Monday morning, the Coast Guard said 12 people were taken to a local hospital.

Police did not immediately provide any information about the boat that fled the scene.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/clearwater-florida-boat-crash-mass-casualty-0a1e5438e54aa0bb2d68f42721212df5

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Florida boat collision leaves 1 dead, at least a dozen injured (Original Post) Beringia 6 hrs ago OP
GOTTA find the boat that smashed into them and left the scene! Drum 2 hrs ago #1

Drum

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1. GOTTA find the boat that smashed into them and left the scene!
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 06:58 PM
2 hrs ago

Someone has seen this boat returning to port!

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