CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — An investigation is underway following a boating accident in the El Jobean area of Charlotte County.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the vessel involved was carrying seven passengers.
Six of the passengers were taken to a local medical facility for evaluation. FWC is working with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office to investigate what caused the incident.
According to CCSO, the 39-foot boat did flip over, and it was a single-vessel crash. Deputies said all people have been accounted for.
A passer-by boat helped the people out of the water until an emergency service vessel was able to take them to shore for treatment. The people who were injured suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials have not released any further information to us at this time.
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