BREAKING NEWS: Thirteen people have been hospitalized after two airboats crashed in Wild Florida Park
- USCG confirmed 28 passengers and 2 captains were involved in the crash, which occurred around 12:30 a.m. Monday in Keanansville, Florida
- They were rushed to hospital after two airboats – which visitors use to navigate Lake Cypress – collided on the water
- Airboat tours last up to an hour, according to the park’s website, and “provide a unique way to see Florida’s native wildlife up close.”
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that 13 people have been transferred to the hospital at Wild Florida Wildlife Park in Osceola County.
They were rushed to hospital after two airboats — which visitors of all ages use to navigate Lake Cypress — collided on the water.
USCG confirmed that 28 passengers and two captains were involved in the crash, which occurred around 12:30 a.m. Monday in Keanansville.
Florida Fish and Wildlife and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office are among the agencies responding to the scene.
Airboat tours last up to an hour, according to the park’s website, and “provide a unique way to see Florida’s native wildlife up close.”
A stock image of visitors using the airboats in Wild Florida. The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that 13 people have been transferred to the hospital at Wild Florida Wildlife Park in Osceola County
Airboat tours last up to an hour, according to the park’s website, and “provide a unique way to see Florida’s native wildlife up close.”
Wild Florida says their captains are “experienced” and have a “talent for spotting alligators, eagles and other wildlife”
The airboats are U.S. Coast Guard-approved, they claim, and the ships can skim the shoreline “while looking for wildlife or disappearing into endlessly beautiful swamps, swamps, and rivers.”
Wild Florida says their captains are “experienced” and “have a knack for spotting alligators, eagles, and other wildlife.”
Each rider is provided with a life jacket and hearing protection on board.
They said, ‘Safety is our top priority when conducting our airboat tours. We provide life jackets and hearing protection for each guest on our trips to the headwaters of the Florida Everglades.
‘We get a lot of questions about taking young children on our airboats. Children under the age of two are free, and the constant vibrations and fresh air often put them right to sleep.’
It is not the first time airboats in Florida have collided, causing massive injuries.
According to the miami new times, seven people have been killed and dozens more injured in airboat accidents in Florida.
At least seven people died between 2014 and 2017. A University of Miami graduate was crushed to death in front of her family, a woman, 48, hit her head against a cypress tree and died, and five people drowned.
According to figures from the local newspaper, 102 passengers on an airboat were seriously injured during the same period.
This is a breaking news story.