Authorities investigating 2 separate fatal boat crashes in Biscayne Bay

Fatal boat crashes days apart being investigated by authorities

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two deadly boat crashes in less than a week on Biscayne Bay are under investigation.

The Miami Herald reported on Sunday that a woman lost her life after a boat lost control near the Nixon Sandbar on Saturday morning.

Authorities said they pulled two people from the water during that crash.

A woman who was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert sadly did not survive.

That crash comes after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a different boat was a part of a deadly hit-and-run on Wednesday.

The 40-to-43-foot boat slammed into a seven-foot dinghy, leaving a 14-year-old boy injured and his 55-year-old father dead.

That man later identified as Davide Veglia.

Authorities are hoping someone can identify the boat that killed Veglia.

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