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Child on the mend after shark bite in the Florida Keys. There’s another hazard in the area you’re more likely to face.

The family of an 8-year-old boy from Pinecrest, Florida, who was attacked by a shark while snorkeling near Key Largo said he is getting stronger each day. The boy, identified as Richard Burrows, was snorkeling with his father, David, and 10-year-old sister, Rose, around 3:24 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1.…

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One Dead in Boynton Beach Jet Ski Crash. What to Know.

A 49-year-old man died  following a crash near the West Gateway Boulevard Bridge in Boynton Beach’s E-4 Canal Sunday evening, according to local media. The man was identified as Jeffrey Civitano, of Sunrise, Florida. Emergency responders were called out to the area just before 6 p.m. after a report of…

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It never sailed in the Florida Keys sun — but beneath the waves, it’s been waiting for decades. Here’s What Monroe County Officials are Finally Removing from the water.

Monroe County’s derelict vessel removal program typically deals with barnacle-laden sailboats, but, on Monday, officials announced they would be removing something far more interesting — a 92-foot yellow submarine. The announcement was made Monday in what a spokesperson for the county told reporters with The Miami Herald is “one of…

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Man, 23, ‘Vanishes’ on Utah Lake Following Jet Ski Crash, officials say

A 23-year-old disappeared after he flipped on a jet ski in a Utah lake with his cousin, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. The man, whose name had not been released as of Wednesday afternoon, was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on June 22 near a marina, officials with…

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Florida Keys Charter Captain Faces Criminal Charges Following Violent Video. Here’s What Companies Must Do to Ensure Safety.

An individual in the Florida Keys working as a fishing charter captain was charged after a violent video allegedly showed them stabbing a bull shark surfaced online. Zane Porter Garrett, 26, of Stock Island, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after authorities accused them of being the person in the…

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Police: “It didn’t look like there was any effort to stop,” in Florida Keys crash that killed two earlier this week

A 9-year-old boy and his father, 47, were identified as the two people killed when a personal watercraft crashed earlier this week into a Marathon, Florida, sea wall.  The two crashed on a 2018 Yamaha personal watercraft just before 7 p.m. in a Boot Key Harbor canal near 15th Street…

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Two dead following Florida Keys personal watercraft crash Tuesday, authorities say

An adult and child have died following a crash on a personal watercraft in Marathon, Florida, according to local news outlets reporting.  Emergency responders were called to the area near 15th Street Ocean around 6:45 p.m. after the personal watercraft crashed into a sea wall.   Police shared a photo of…

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Boy hit, tragically killed by boat propeller over the weekend

A 6-year-old boy was hit and killed by a boat propeller after he went overboard into a Missouri Lake, according to reporting from The Miami Herald Monday.  The boy was reportedly knee-boarding on Table Rock Lake in the Ozarks, a man-made lake, around 11 a.m. when he fell in the…

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News of yet another South Florida boat crash makes headlines and is a chilling reminder of the potential dangers on the water

At least one person has died following a Sunday morning crash with a 42-foot boat and a jet ski, officials say.  Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to calls of a crash at around 8:30 a.m. near the Broad Causeway in Bay Harbor Islands, according to…

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A slew of injuries reported in the Florida Keys throughout the Fourth of July weekend sets a devastating reminder of the serious consequences of boating accidents

About eight people were injured and one person died in three separate incidents in the Florida Keys over the holiday weekend, according to local officials.  The latest of the three incidents happened around 2 a.m. Monday when a Contender boat crashed into the South Pine Channel Bridge, a bridge connecting…

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