Venice boat ramp closes after driver reverses pickup truck into water

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A boat ramp in Venice is closed after a driver reversed their pickup truck into the water.

The Venice Police Department said the pickup truck operators were loading a flats boat onto a trailer around 3 p.m. Wednesday when they accidentally shifted the truck into reverse, sending it into the Intracoastal Waterway.

The Marina Boat Ramp next to the Historic Venice Train Depot was closed while Sea Tow Venice and a Venice Wrecker worked to remove the truck from the water.

No one was hurt…

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