FWC says deadly boat crash near Captiva Pass kills one on jet ski

A deadly crash between a jet ski and a larger boat near Captiva Pass in Lee County left one person dead and another hospitalized Saturday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

FWC said it happened in the channel in Pine Island Sound near Captiva Pass when a personal watercraft carrying two people collided with a 28-foot vessel with four people aboard.

One person from the personal watercraft was airlifted to a nearby hospital, while the second occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. The four people on the larger vessel were not injured in the collision…

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