Boat Accident

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…