Published: May 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A commitment toward boating safety is gaining traction in Miami-Dade County as a panel pushes to implement a set of recommendations.
The Boater Safety and Bay Education Taskforce wrapped up a lengthy look at some of the issues that contribute to fatal boating accidents in the county.
Lucy Fernandez was a victim in one of those incidents on Labor Day weekend in 2022.
Her father, Andy Fernandez, now chairs the taskforce along with a number of other county leaders.
The group highlighted a need for increased boater education, better legislation and waterway management to focus on.
“What we’re trying to do is expand boater education requirements, to see how we could expand it here at the local level where more boat operators are required to obtain more boater education requirements,” said Fernandez. “We want to help obtain more funding for law enforcement.”
The information has officially been submitted to the county, and the next steps will be for county leaders to work to implement the recommendations as policy.
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