1 injured after boat crashes into barrier along Florida causeway: report
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One person was left injured after their boat crashed into a barrier along the Sanibel Causeway on Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
Officials said a Fort Myers Beach rescue crew was searching for a person in the water when they received initial reports of two involved in the crash.
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It was later confirmed that only one person was aboard and was with EMS personnel on land.
NBC affiliate WBBH reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call that afternoon regarding a 24-foot boat that crashed with a 44-year-old man onboard.
WBBH said the man is currently in “good condition” at a local hospital.
In a statement to the news outlet, Captain Larry Hendricks said, “How in the world do you end up that far up in a parking lot? I don’t know how hard he had to hit those rocks to launch and land. That’s remarkable.”
The FWC is currently investigating the crash.
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