11 people are injured as a yacht collides with a channel marker before capizing off the Florida Keys.

On Sunday, the Miami-Dade Fire Department was called to a watercraft accident near Boca Chita in the Upper Florida Keys that injured 11 people. Four of the injured were airlifted to a trauma center. Video Source : miamiherald

According to the Miami-Dade Fire Department, 4 persons were taken to the hospital following a watercraft mishap in the Upper Florida Keys on Sunday night. The United States The boat collided with a channel marker and capsized, according to the Coast Guard.

Around 6:30 p.m., the accident occurred. Biscayne National Park is located in Boca Chita, an island in the northern Florida Keys. Unlike the majority of the Keys, which are located in Monroe County, Boca Chita is located on the shore of Miami-Dade County.

There were 14 individuals on board, 11 of whom were hurt, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Captain Juan Garrandes of the Miami-Dade Police Department's Marine Forces first arrived at the scene of the accident, pulling some injured people from the water and transporting them to Elliott Key Island, from where they were transported by plane, according to a video provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Following that, the Fire Department and Maritime Police forces escorted the remaining passengers ashore.

Emergency personnel started working at Black Point Marina in South Miami-Dade County. Several guests wearing white blankets evacuated the ship with minor injuries. At least three of those who got off the boat were minors.

On Sunday evening, September 4, 2022, Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue paramedics assist numerous youngsters off a pier at Black Point Marina. The youngsters had just arrived in a fire department rescue boat after a boating accident the night before that had left several individuals critically injured.

According to Erika Benitez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the principal agency investigating the collision. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information comes to light.