Boat Crash Near Star Island Sends Two People To The Hospital
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - One person was rushed to the hospital following a boat collision near Star Island Tuesday night.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said two boats were involved in the crash around 9 p.m. and when their rescue personnel arrived, one person was in the water.
"One person was ejected from one of these vessels and ended up in the water. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's fireboat was on the scene with divers. These divers went in the water and were able to locate the patient," said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez.
That person was taken to the Ryder Trauma Center, no word on their condition. A second person with a minor head injury was taken to Mt Sinai Medical Center.
There's no word on what led to the collision.
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