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Boat collision in Biscayne Bay injures three near Miami Beach, officials say

A boat collision near Miami Beach in Biscayne Bay injured three people. They were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment.
A boat collision near Miami Beach in Biscayne Bay injured three people. They were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. Miami Herald File

A boat collision off the coast of Miami Beach in Biscayne Bay sent three people to the hospital Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Around noon, the boat hit a channel marker just south of the Julia Tuttle Causeway, Miami Beach officials said. The city’s fire department and ocean rescue sped to the scene and found three people injured.

The trio was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Authorities did not say what conditions the injured boaters were in.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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