Boat crash in Charlotte County leaves 2 injured

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —

A boat crashed into a piling in Charlotte County, leaving two injured, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed.

The FWC said it, along with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office and Charlotte County Fire & EMS responded to the scene of a single-vehicle incident near Stump Pass. The FWC added that preliminary information indicates that a single vessel with three occupants onboard was travelling in Lemon Bay when it struck a piling.

Two of the occupants were transported to the hospital for treatment.

FWC said that this is an active investigation and that they are the lead.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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