2 children killed after vessel capsizes off Miami Beach – NBC 6 South Florida
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- Two children were killed after the sailboat they were on was struck by a barge and capsized in Biscayne Bay off Miami Beach on Monday, setting off a massive response and rescue effort.
- Miami Beach Fire Rescue officials said the “active water emergency” happened in the area between Monument Island and Hibiscus Island around 11:15 a.m.
- Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Pete Sanchez said there were six total patients, including five children and one adult. Three children were hospitalized in critical condition.
- Aerial footage showed multiple rescue boats in the area and divers in the water near a barge.
- FWC officials said it appears a sailboat was struck by a barge. The group are part of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation.
Two children were killed after the sailboat they were on was struck by a barge and capsized in Biscayne Bay off Miami Beach on Monday, setting off a massive response and rescue effort, officials said.
Miami Beach Fire Rescue officials said the “active water emergency” happened in the area between Monument Island and Hibiscus Island around 11:15 a.m. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, City of Miami Fire and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue also responded.
FWC officials said it appeared the sailboat that was carrying six people, a woman and five children, was struck by a barge. U.S. Coast guard officials said two children were killed and a third was unresponsive.
Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Pete Sanchez said there were six total patients, including five children between ages 8 and 12 and one adult. Three children were initially reported hospitalized in critical condition.
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