PUNTA GORDA, Fla. ( WFLA ) — A viral video showing a fight between two Florida boaters has sparked both a police investigation and strong reactions from people online.
The Punta Gorda Police Department said Thursday a police report had been filed, and officers were investigating the incident, which happened under the Barron Collier Bridge in Punta Gorda, Florida, on April 1.
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“The event has garnered significant attention on social media, and we are receiving numerous calls to dispatch requesting that the department take action,” the police department wrote in a Facebook post .
As of Thursday afternoon, the video had been shared by over 25,000 people on Facebook and garnered over 76,000 reactions and comments. The video, which contains explicit language, was also shared to YouTube , where over 37,000 people had watched…