Man missing after falling overboard near Monument Island

Investigators still unsure how man fell off 'Miami Vice' yacht

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The yacht named "Miami Vice" is now in the custody of investigators following a tragedy on the water. 

"The police just came very fast and everybody thought that something happened," witness Adi Shlabok said. 

A group of people were apparently enjoying Easter Sunday near Monument Island, just off Miami Beach, when one of the passengers ended up in the water.

"Right now we have units searching the area to find the missing boater," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Ronald Washington said. 

No collision and no other vessel was involved. Several agencies focused their attention on the area of the water where the person disappeared.

Investigators are also speaking with the yacht's passengers and crew to figure out what happened. 

The U.S. Coast Guard seized the boat and towed it to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Miami Beach.


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Terrell Forney joined Local 10 News in October 2005 as a general assignment reporter. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but a desire to escape the harsh winters of the north brought him to South Florida.