Woman seriously injured after being thrown from a boat
A woman was thrown from a boat Sunday afternoon when the boat she was riding in hit the wake from another vessel, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
The accident happened in the waters off 8500 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach at about 1 p.m.
It was not immediately clear how the accident happened, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Felipe Lay said.
The woman was rescued by Fireboat 21 and taken to a nearby hospital as a trauma alert.
No one else was injured.
Carli Teproff: 305-376-3587, @CTeproff
This story was originally published November 13, 2016 at 4:25 PM with the headline "Woman seriously injured after being thrown from a boat."