{"id":263864,"date":"2026-05-08T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263864\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:58:11","slug":"speeding-boater-kills-diver-in-florida-keys-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263864\/","title":{"rendered":"Speeding boater kills diver in Florida Keys, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OSOCNBMOK3SILHRSFS2OYUFJXI.jpg\"  width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/>Florida Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office cruiser. (WPLG) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">LITTLE PALM ISLAND, Fla. \u2014 A speeding boater hit and killed a woman diving in the Lower Florida Keys on Friday, authorities tell Local 10 News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/08\/muere-buzo-en-los-cayos-de-florida-tras-ser-atropellado-por-navegante-a-exceso-de-velocidad-dicen-agentes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/08\/muere-buzo-en-los-cayos-de-florida-tras-ser-atropellado-por-navegante-a-exceso-de-velocidad-dicen-agentes\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the incident happened in the waters off Little Palm Island, which is just south of Ramrod Key.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Deputies said the 27-year-old woman had a dive flag up as the boater sped by and hit her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Authorities have not yet identified the victim or said whether the boater will face charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to MCSO, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is handling the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 News has contacted a FWC spokesperson seeking additional information.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Janine Stanwood\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/21e83aab-f6c0-4437-b3.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Janine Stanwood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Janine Stanwood is an Emmy award-winning reporter and anchor. She joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Chris Gothner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3be3b5ed-fb4b-43ce-8b.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Chris Gothner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0May 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandFlorida Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office cruiser. 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