No drugs or alcohol involved in fatal boat crash that killed two girls near Miami Beach, officials s
No drugs or alcohol were involved in the sailboat crash that killed two girls near Miami Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
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No drugs or alcohol were involved in the sailboat crash that killed two girls near Miami Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
The family of Erin Ko, a 13-year-old girl who died in a sailboat crash Monday off Miami Beach, released a public statement Thursday expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support and requesting privacy as they grieve the loss of their "beloved Erin."
The two girls were among five campers and a camp counselor who were in a sailboat when it was struck by a barge in Biscayne Bay near Hibiscus Island.
According to Coast Guard Sector Miami, the sailboat—with five children and an adult counselor on board—sank after being hit by the barge.
The Coast Guard said the barge had been supporting construction work in the Miami Beach area.
The children were part of a summer sailing camp operated by the Miami Yacht Club.
The family of 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich, granddaughter of Argentine media figures Cris Morena and Gustavo Yankelevich, has arrived in Miami on Wednesday.
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The two girls who died in Monday's boat crash near Miami Beach have been identified.
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Capt. Frank Florio III, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami, outlined the details of the incident and the ongoing investigation.
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday held its first press conference following a fatal collision between a barge and a sailboat near Miami Beach that killed two children.
On Tuesday afternoon, Capt. Frank Florio III, commanding officer Coast Guard Sector Miami held a press conference on Monday’s deadly collision between a barge and a sailboat near Miami Beach that killed two children.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fatal vessel collision off Miami Beach, near Hibiscus Island, after a barge struck a sailboat Monday morning carrying children participating in a summer sailing program.
Two children were killed and four others injured Monday after a barge struck a sailboat off Miami Beach, near Hibiscus Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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