MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – One boater was killed and another injured in a single vessel accident July 5 in Manatee County, officials said.
Preliminary information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission indicates a 24-foot boat carrying seven people was leaving Flounder Pass and entering Terra Ceia Bay when it struck mangroves.
The FWC, along with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and Manatee County Fire Rescue responded. Two of the occupants were injured and were taken to an area hospital. One of the victims later died.
The FWC is investigating the incident.
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