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Third child dies nearly a week after a boat collision near Miami, Coast Guard says

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 4 – Three children died and one was critically injured after a barge struck a sailboat carrying summer sailing campers, prompting an ongoing U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the collision.

  • A third child died Sunday, nearly a week after a sailboat and barge collision in Biscayne Bay near Miami, according to the Miami Yacht Club.
  • The collision occurred on July 28, when five girls aged 7-13 and a 19-year-old woman went into the water after the sailboat went under the barge.
  • The Miami Yacht Club said the sailing community is 'shattered by grief' over the death of the third young sailor, expressing solidarity with the affected families.
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By Susana Cullinane, CNN Miami’s boating community is “wracked with grief” after a third girl died Sunday, six days after a collision between a sailboat and a barge in Biscayne Bay, the Miami Yacht Club said. The collision occurred between Monument and Hibiscus islands around 11:00 a.m. on July 28. Five girls between the ages of 7 and 13, as well as a 19-year-old woman, fell into the water, according to a Coast Guard press release. The sailboat …

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