PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – Students were back in class Wednesday, days after one of their peers was killed in a boat crash in the Florida Keys. “This community, the best thing they can do is to come together and show their support for everyone that’s hurting right now,” former Westminster Christian School student Ransom Reed said. The private academy in Palmetto Bay is mourning 18-year-old student Lucas Alvarez, who died Sunday following a boat crash off the coast of the Keys. While Reed said he didn’t get to know Alvarez too well, he said they did have several mutual friends. Officials said two other teens were also ejected from the boat, but they were not injured.

PINECREST, Fla. – Friends, family members and Westminster Christian School students and faculty are mourning a 17-year-old who died in a boat crash on Sunday afternoon off the Florida Keys. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding a red and white boat that was involved in a fatal boat crash off the Florida Keys on Sunday. The school’s website listed a varsity lacrosse team player with the same name as the boat operator. The captain of his lacrosse team, Alvarez wore the #6 jersey and played defense. According to the school’s announcement, students are set to return to school on Wednesday, administrators are organizing a special assembly for high school students and faculty, and therapists will be available for small group counseling sessions.