CORAL GABLES, Fla. – First responders took at least two men to a local hospital following a boat crash in Biscayne Bay Friday morning, according to Coral Gables police.
The crash happened sometime before 10:30 a.m., according to fire dispatch records.
Images from Sky 10 showed the catamaran racing boat sinking about a mile east of Matheson Hammock Park.
Medics took the victims to Jackson Memorial Hospital, police said. One of the victims had severe injuries and was taken to JMH as a trauma alert patient.
Josue Rodriguez, a friend of the victims, said he was in the process of taking his boat out to meet them when the crash happened. He said the two are experienced with speedboats.
“He knew what he was doing and the day was calm and something must have gone wrong,” Rodriguez told Local 10 News in Spanish, saying he didn’t know what led up to the crash.
Amid calm waters, Rodriguez said something must have malfunctioned with the boat.
A fisherman told Local 10 News that the water in the area is only about 11 feet deep.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now investigating and has not released any information about a suspected cause.
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