A 14-year-old girl has died and another teen, her older sister, remains hospitalized Tuesday evening after both were seriously injured in a personal watercraft crash in the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, officials said.

The sisters were visiting from New York and their family had rented the watercraft prior to the crash, sources told CBS News Miami.

The girls were riding a PWC when they struck a dock

The crash was reported just after 3:30 p.m. near the 2800 block of Northeast 24th Court, according to fire rescue officials.

Authorities said the girls were riding in tandem on one watercraft when it struck a dock. Both were transported to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. 

The older sister underwent surgery Tuesday night, CBS News Miami has learned. 

"I was just hanging out at my house and all of a sudden I start hearing engine, after engine after engine and then police cars," Renee Beninate, who lives nearby, said.

"My heart just dropped hearing the update, honestly, because, you know, I've been here in South Florida and so many people love spending time on the water," she said.

"I'm sure they were having a great day before and to just hear about this... You know, in the middle-end of summer, it's just really heartbreaking," Beninate added.

Fort Lauderdale police investigation underway

Fort Lauderdale police responded to the scene and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has taken over the investigation, fire rescue officials said.