Disturbing new video shows the horrific moment a barge crashed into a sailboat off the coast of Florida, killing two young girls and critically injuring two others.
Surveillance footage shared by NBC Miami shows the barge slamming into the sailboat that was carrying a 19-year-old instructor and five kids as part of a sailing summer camp on Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach on Monday.
“All the kids went flying off,” witness Enzo Piffartti, who was attending a nearby sailing camp, told NBC 6.
“Two were found really quickly and three of them had to go to the hospital.”
Two girls, ages 7 and 13, died from their injuries while a further two ages 8 and 11 were critically injured, officials said. The teenage instructor and a 12-year-old girl were uninjured. They were all part of a Miami Youth Sailing Foundation summer camp.
The names of the victims haven’t yet been released and the crash is being investigated by the Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
“Our hearts are with the families of those lost and all who have been affected by this tragedy,” Captain Frank Florio, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami, said in a statement on Monday.
“Incidents like this leave a lasting impact on our maritime community and reinforce the importance of learning from every loss. The Coast Guard will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the causal factors and identify steps to help prevent similar tragedies in the future,” he said.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to accountability, improvement, and the shared responsibility of ensuring safety at sea.”
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