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5, including juveniles, hospitalized after boat flips over in North Miami Beach – NBC 6 South Florida


New details were released on Monday after several people on board a boat, including juveniles, were thrown into the water following a crash in North Miami Beach.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, on Saturday, officers received reports of a boating accident that happened near Maule Lake.

FWC said that preliminary information indicated that one operator and seven passengers on board the boat were traveling near Maule Lake when it struck another boat that was docked.

Cellphone and surveillance video showed the boat crashing into the other boat, launching into the air and flipping over, sending several people into the water.

The boat operator, identified as 53-year-old Gabriel Salaues, was transported to the hospital, including a woman and three juveniles.

The conditions of those victims have not been disclosed.

An investigation into the crash remains active.



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