Two teenagers were taken to the hospital after the Kayak they were operating was struck by a powerboat on Saturday.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at about 6 p.m., officers responded to a boating crash near the North Causeway Bridge in the city of Fort Pierce.
The FWC’s investigation revealed that two teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were traveling in an unlit Kayak traveling under the North Causeway Bridge. Around the same time, a powerboat carrying two people was traveling east under the same bridge.
The powerboat struck the kayak and the teenagers, who FWC says jumped into the water when they saw the vessel approaching.
Both teenagers were taken to the hospital. The 16-year-old was uninjured, and the 17-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
FWC says the crash is under investigation.
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