Boat Accident

In 2020 a 49-year-old woman died when a boat on which she was traveling crashed Now, authorities are charging the boat’s captain with her death. MiamiHerald.com reports that the victim, Saronne Lee Prater, died when 71-year-old entertainer Johnny Louis “Jeep” Caillouet crashed an 11-foot Carolina Skiff at Key West. Authorities allege that Caillouet was intoxicated with…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Four people were rescued following a boating accident on Sunday night near Miami Beach, WSVN reports. Boaters on an 18-foot vessel were out on a fishing trip in Government Cut when they said a wave hit the back of the boat at about 8 p.m. The vessel capsized and the boaters…

A person was airlifted after being severely injured in a boating incident last week. WSVN.com reports that the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Friday in the vicinity of 123rd Street and North Bayshore Drive. Apparently, the boats’ propeller injured the victim, who first responders then transported to a medical facility for treatment. The report…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – A boating accident in Biscayne Bay Friday left one man hospitalized and led to the arrest of another man. According to WSVN, a group was out on a boat in the area of Northeast 123rd Street and North Bayshore Drive in North Miami when the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m.…

A boating incident left one person hospitalized on Friday. WSVN.com reports that the incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the waters near Northeast 123rd Street and North Bayshore Drive. Apparently, a boat being piloted by Daniel Nodarse injured a 34-year-old man when the boat’s propeller struck the victim’s foot. #DEVELOPING –…

BISCAYNE BAY, FL – A collision between two boats in Biscayne Bay over the Memorial Day weekend left a woman injured, reports WSVN. The incident involving a 20-foot Sundancer and another vessel occurred Saturday between North Bay Village and Indian Creek Village near Miami Beach at about 4 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard along with…

KEY WEST, FL – The U.S. Coast Guard says at least two people have died following a boat accident near the Florida Keys on Wednesday night. NBC Miami reports a search continues for ten people who are still missing after the incident. A boat that left Puerto de Mariel, Cuba Sunday was reported to have capsized…

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the state is currently experiencing a rise in boating accidents. WPTV.com reports that in 2020 FWC recorded the highest number of boating accidents in nine years, coming in at 836 as opposed to the average of 722. Reportedly, 44% of the boating accidents occurred because the…

MIAMI, FL – A boat accident on the Intercoastal Waterway late Friday night left two people injured, reports CBS Miami. Authorities say a 30-foot boat hit a channel marker south of the Broad Causeway Bridge at about 11 p.m.  Four people were on board the vessel at the time. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and transported…

KEY LARGO, FL – Officials are investigating a boating accident in Key Largo on Saturday morning that left the driver of the boat dead, according to WPLG. The victim was identified as 59-year-old Joseph Guenther of Key Largo. According to investigators, he lost control of a 21-foot powerboat while in Blackwater Sound at about 9:30 a.m.  The vessel ran…

Local10.ocom reports that 59-year-old Key Largo resident Joseph Guenther was piloting a 21-foot boat in Blackwater Sound Saturday morning when the vessel suddenly crashed into a tree. Investigators believe that Guenther lost control of the boat shortly before the crash. The crash left Guenther with a significant head injury and he passed away from his…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – A collision involving two personal watercrafts in Miami Beach left one man hospitalized, reports WSVN. The victim was a man from Maryland who was on vacation in South Florida with his wife.  According to Miami Beach Fire Rescue, the two were on the water in jet skis near 16th Street when the man…

BOCA RATON, FL –  The Coast Guard was conducting a search for a missing boater from Broward County following an accident on Friday night, WPBF reported. Officials said a boat with six people on board capsized about a mile and a half north of the Boca Raton Inlet at about 11:30 p.m.  Five of the boaters…

MIAMI, FL – Authorities announced an arrest in the case of a man who was struck and killed by a boat while riding a personal watercraft over the weekend. This is an update to a previous story. According to NBC Miami, 50-year-old Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey of Miami was arrested on Tuesday. The Florida Fish and…

Several days ago we blogged about a man who was killed while riding a personal watercraft in Biscayne Bay, and that the pilot of the boat that collided with the man fled the scene. Now, authorities have arrested someone in connection with the tragedy. Local10.com reports that police have arrested Jorge Rodriguez Del Ray for…

MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run boat accident that killed a man on a jet-ski Saturday afternoon, NBC Miami reports. Authorities say the victim, identified as 26-year-old Alcides Valdez, was riding his personal watercraft near Rickenbacker Marina at 2:19 p.m. when he was struck by a 30-foot boat. He was pronounced dead at Jackson…

South Florida is arguably the boating capital of the United States. Every year thousands of people flock to the area to take in the sun and engage in outdoor activities, including renting personal watercraft such as jet skis. While most of these rentals go off without a hitch, many of the renters are improperly trained…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a personal watercraft accident in the waters off Northeast Miami-Dade on Thursday afternoon, according to WSVN. Authorities said a 27-year-old woman was seriously injured in the accident, which occurred in the area of Beer Can Island. She was a passenger on a vessel that…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Four people were rescued after their fishing boat was involved in an accident off the Fort Lauderdale coast Tuesday morning, reports WSVN. The boaters said they were returning to shore after a fishing trip when their vessel capsized about three-quarters of a mile offshore at about 11:20 a.m., sending the four into…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – The body of a man who went missing after a personal watercraft accident in Northwest Miami-Dade was recovered over the weekend, according to WSVN. This is an update to a previous story. The victim was identified as Alexander Garcia. Officials said he was one of two people who fell off a personal watercraft in…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A man went missing after falling off a personal watercraft in West Miami-Dade Tuesday night, according to WSVN.  The accident happened at a lake off the Dolphin Expressway near Northwest 25th Street.  Police said the man was among a group riding personal watercrafts when he fell off at about 7:30 p.m. and…