Woman dies after boat strikes mangroves in Manatee County

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Authorities have identified the woman who died following a single-vessel boat crash July 5 in Manatee County.

Felicia J. Taylor, 41, of Palmetto, died after the crash, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Preliminary information from FWC indicates a 24-foot boat carrying seven people was leaving Flounder Pass and entering Terra Ceia Bay when it struck mangroves…

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