FWC investigating two weekend boating incidents in Charlotte County

A day on the water in the Charlotte Harbor turned dangerous on Saturday, as Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers responded to two serious boating incidents.

FWC said a 25-foot center console boat carrying five people crashed into a piling near Alligator Reef, west of the Alligator Creek outlet on Saturday evening.

Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the weekend boating incidents:

FWC investigating two weekend boating incidents in Charlotte County

According to FWC, the boat was being operated by a 37-year-old man from North Port. All five occupants, three adults and two children, were injured in the collision. Two people were airlifted to the hospital, while the other three were treated by EMS and taken by ambulance…

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