A local teen remains hospitalized following a boat-personal watercraft collision on Saturday that also resulted in fatal injuries to another girl.
At approximately 3:45 p.m. Aug. 30, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other area agencies responded to the two-vessel incident near the Captiva Pass.
“Preliminary information indicates that a personal watercraft (PWC) with two occupants and a 28-foot vessel with four occupants were traveling in the channel in the Pine Island Sound near Captiva Pass when a collision occurred,” the FWC said. “One of the occupants of the PWC was airlifted to a nearby hospital, while the second occupant was tragically pronounced deceased as a result of the incident.”…