Photo by: Monroe County Fire Rescue
Medics airlifted three people to Miami-area hospitals after an overnight boat crash in the Lower Florida Keys Monday.
Officials said a 35-foot center console boat, operated at a “high rate of speed,” hit the South Pine Channel Bridge off Little Torch Key at around 2 a.m. Local 10 News learned the group set sail at around 9 p.m. Sunday.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, eight people were aboard: six adults and two children.
Monroe County Fire Rescue crews responded and used ladders from an old bridge to get down to the sinking boat to rescue those on board before it sank.
Medics airlifted two victims to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and one to Jackson South Medical Center.
Four others were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West.
The boat remained in the water as of around 9:30 Monday morning.
Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the boat operator is a keys resident.
FWC officials are investigating the crash.
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Source: Local10
