{"id":28757,"date":"2025-07-29T00:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/28757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T00:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:41:09","slug":"two-children-killed-in-boat-collision-at-us-youth-sailing-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/28757\/","title":{"rendered":"Two children killed in boat collision at US youth sailing camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two children attending youth sailing camp were killed when their boat was hit by a barge near Miami, officials say.<\/p>\n

All six people on the sailing boat were pulled from the water by responders, and four kids were rushed to a nearby hospital where two were pronounced dead upon arrival, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

The six \u2014 one adult and five kids \u2014 were in their last week of the sailing camp for kids from 7 to 15 years old, according to the Miami Yacht Club.<\/p>\n

\"RescuersRescuers on the scene in Miami. (WPLG)<\/p>\n

“The entire MYC family is devastated by this terrible tragedy,” said Emily Copeland, the commodore of the yacht club, in a statement.<\/p>\n

Two of the six who were rescued were in “good condition,” Strasburg said.<\/p>\n

Last year, there were over 550 deaths in recreational boating, of which 43 were caused by vessels crashing into each other, according to Coast Guard statistics.<\/p>\n

The boats collided near Star Island, which runs between Miami Beach and Miami in Biscayne Bay, said Arielle Callender, a regional spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in a statement.<\/p>\n

Local television stations showed first responders, some in scuba diving gear, in boats around what appears to be a barge. The Coast Guard is investigating the crash.<\/p>\n

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