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The search for Eiffel Gilyana, an acclaimed athlete and leader at a Florida Jewish center who disappeared during a kayaking trip, has ended with the discovery of his body seven miles from where he went missing last week. Eiffel Gilyana worked as the fitness and wellness director since 2009 for the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) in Jacksonville, Fla. On Saturday, he participated in a kayaking trip to nearby St. Augustine with Task Force Hydro1, a nonprofit that brings together veterans, active military and first responders “united

Ocala Police officials said a pregnant woman died Tuesday night after a crash in which she was thrown from a motorcycle. Here’s what we know about the crash: Investigating agency: Ocala Police Department. Time: Officers were called to the scene at 6:44 p.m. Where? North Pine Avenue and Northwest 10th Street. What happened? Police officials said the 30-year-old woman was a passenger on a Suzuki sports bike and her husband was the driver. They were northbound in the inside lane of Pine Avenue (U.S.

Photo by: ocala Two people were killed in a two-vehicle wreck that temporarily closed a section of a major roadway Saturday night. Here’s what we know about the crash: Southeast Maricamp Road and Pine Trace in Silver Springs Shores. James Lucas, Marion County Fire Rescue spokesman, said his agency was assigned the call at 9:27 p.m. and arrived at 9:32 p.m. Crew members pronounced two people deceased at 9:41 p.m. A Chevy Equinox and and a Nissan Murano. Florida Highway Patrol

Photo by: Mypanhandle South Walton Fire District firefighter responded to a structure fire early Tuesday morning on Sandal Lane in Seacrest Beach. Smoke and flames were reported a little after 2 a.m. on the patio on the third floor of a residential structure. Everyone in the structure evacuated safely and no firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze. It took approximately 40 minutes to put the fire out and it was determined that a grill located within an outdoor kitchen

Ocala police said a crash on Tuesday left one person dead and another person injured. Two vehicles, a motorcycle and a pickup truck, were involved in a crash around 6:45 p.m. Police said the crash happened on Northwest 10th Street and North Pine Avenue. A man and a woman on the motorcycle were both taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. In an update, police said the woman later died. “Sadly, the woman passed away from her

Photo by: firstcoastnews Lanes of Interstate 295 north of State Road 9B have reopened following a crash that left a semitruck on its side, blocking all five interstate lanes. The crash happened at approximately 1:35 p.m. Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Northbound lanes of I-295 at E-Town Parkway and I-295 at Philips Highway were closed due to the crash. FHP said the semitruck and a pickup truck crashed as both vehicles were traveling north on I-295, causing the

Photo by: wctv  A multi-vehicle crash occurred Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 90 east at Appleyard Drive, causing all lanes to close, according to the Florida Department of Transportation’s Florida 511 website. The crash, involving a motorcycle and a vehicle, took place just before 8 a.m. in the 2500 block of West Tennessee Street. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries. No one in the vehicle was hurt. Emergency vehicles arrived on scene around 8:37 a.m., according to FL 511 This story

Photo by: fox35orlando A Florida man is facing charges after he allegedly drove in the wrong direction of US-1 in Brevard County overnight after Christmas before flipping his vehicle and being ejected onto the roadway, deputies said.  Kyle Lahanse was charged with reckless driving and aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude after the incident that unfolded in the southbound lanes of US-1, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said DUI charges are possible pending further investigation.  A concerned

A Palm Coast teen is dead following an early morning crash in rural Flagler County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The SUV was traveling eastbound on Quick Street at about 12:17 a.m. and it headed into the westbound lane towards a ditch with water, the report said. It struck the ditch and overturned, and the 17-year-old male driver was pronounced dead. The report said that the driver and five other passengers were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the

Photo by: abc action news A man is dead after he struck a tree on I-75 in Wesley Chapel on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). A Honda Accord was traveling northbound on I-75, south of the Pasco County Rest Area near Milepost 277, when the driver, a 39-year-old man from Oley, Pennsylvania, suffered a tire failure. He then lost control, left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver later died from injuries suffered during the

A 20-year-old Riverview woman has died following a Christmas evening crash on US-301 in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 8:20 p.m., a 20-year-old Gibsonton man driving a Chrysler 300 was traveling southbound on US-301 approaching the intersection of Bill Tucker Road, according to FHP. The driver turned left at the intersection and was struck by a 16-year-old Ruskin teen, who was driving a Toyota Avalon heading northbound on US-301. The teen’s passenger was a 20-year-old Riverview

Photo by: weartv A Pensacola man died in a fiery crash on I-110 early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, troopers say the accident happened around 4:50 a.m. as the man driving a Ford sedan was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the interstate. FHP says the Ford collided head on with a Chevy SUV traveling southbound on I-110 — resulting in the Ford catching fire. As the Ford was engulfed in flames, troopers say