A woman was killed and a man was injured when they were thrown from their boat in Biscayne Bay on Saturday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).<\/p>\n
According to the FWC, a 27-foot boat carrying two people was operating in Biscayne Bay, west of West Point, when the incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
The boat operator, who was identified as 54-year-old Neil D. Schwabe, of Coconut Grove, and 33-year-old Caludia Balmaseda Orellanes, of Coral Gables, were somehow ejected into the water and were then hit by the unmanned vessel, the FWC said.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue<\/a> was able to recover both victims from the water.<\/p>\n According to the U.S. Coast Guard<\/a>, Schwabe was air lifted to Ryder Trauma Center with a leg injury.<\/p>\n Balmaseda Orellanes was recovered dead from the water, the FWC said.<\/p>\n The incident remains under investigation and no other information was released.<\/p>\n This is the second fatal boating incident in Biscayne Bay in less than a week.<\/p>\n On March 25, the FWC said 55-year-old Davide Veglia, of North Miami, was killed and his 14-year-old son was seriously injured when their 7-foot inflatable dinghy was struck near Indian Creek and Biscayne Point<\/a>e by a vessel that then fled the scene.<\/p>\n Witnesses said police and rescue arrived within minutes, and the victims were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n “We heard help, help, help, and when he started screaming for help, that is when we knew it was a serious situation,” Enzo Avelino said.<\/p>\n He described seeing the son holding himself and screaming for help while treading water and supporting his father.<\/p>\n Investigators are still searching for that vessel.<\/p>\n