Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Missing, 2 Hurt As Boat Flips Near Fort Myers, Reports Say
Three people were pulled from the Caloosahatchee River but one did not survive, the reports said.
FORT MYERS, FL — One person was killed and two were injured, and authorities were searching for a man late Saturday after a boat crash near the Cape Coral Yacht Club, reports said.
A 60-year-old man was missing, Fox4 reported, quoting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Authorities did not release details about the person who died or the two who were injured.
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The crash was reported about 5 p.m. Saturday on the Caloosahatchee River, between Fort Myers and Cape Coral, when a witness called to say a boat had flipped, Gulf Coast News Now reported.
The Fort Myers News-Press reported the boat was described as a 38-foot Nor-Tech, a racing vessel.
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The U.S. Coast Guard responded as did the Cape Coral Fire Department, which pulled three people from the water. One of them was pronounced dead at a hospital, the Fox 4 report said.
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