Three individuals had been killed on Saturday when a catamaran they had been aboard flipped over and ejected them into the Caloosahatchee River on Florida’s Gulf Coast, authorities stated.
The tragedy unfolded round 4 p.m. native time close to the Cape Coral Yacht Membership between Cape Coral and Fort Myers, in line with the Lee County Marine Emergency Response Workforce.
An overturned catamaran is seen, November 29, 2025, by the window of a rescue boat after an accident that killed three of the vessel’s passengers and left one in crucial situation, officers stated.
Lee County Marine Emergency Response Workforce
4 individuals had been aboard the catamaran when it overturned, officers stated.
Throughout a search by state, native and federal businesses, three of the victims had been pulled from the river on Saturday. Two of the victims had been pronounced lifeless, whereas the third sufferer remained in crucial situation in a hospital on Sunday, officers stated.
Rescue divers seek for victims after a catamaran flipped over, November 29, 2025, on the Caloosahatchee River close to Cape Coral, Florida
Lee County Marine Emergency Response Workforce
On Sunday, a fourth sufferer, described as a 60-year-old lacking for the reason that accident, was discovered lifeless and retrieved from the river following an intensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, in line with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee.
The names of the three deceased victims weren’t instantly launched.
The reason for the boating accident stays below investigation, in line with the Coast Guard.
