BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. — Three people were hospitalized after two boats collided in Biscayne Bay off Bay Harbor Islands in Miami-Dade County early Saturday, police confirmed to Local 10 News.
Bay Harbor Island police officers at the scene told Local 10’s Linnie Supall that three people were aboard one of the boats involved in the crash. They said all three individuals were taken to a nearby hospital with injuries. Authorities did not immediately release information about the victims or the severity of their injuries.
Authorities said crash happened around 1 a.m. near West Broadview Drive and 103rd Street.
By 9 a.m. Saturday, much of the area had been taped off as officers monitored one of the damaged boats, which remained partially submerged in Biscayne Bay. Only the boat’s overhead canopy frame was visible above the water.
The boat was tethered by a long cable to a police vehicle to help keep it afloat while crews worked at the scene.
One of the boats remained partially submerged in the bay Saturday morning, with only its overhead canopy frame clearly visible above the water. That boat has since been towed.
Police used a cable attached to the front of a patrol vehicle to stabilize the boat and keep it from sinking further while crews worked at the scene.
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived by boat, while another investigator arrived in a pickup truck.
Police said a second boat involved in the crash ended up at nearby Haulover Marina. Authorities have not said how many people were aboard that boat or whether anyone on board was injured.
Authorities said the FWC has taken the lead in the investigation into the crash.
No other details about the crash were immediately released.
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