1 teen killed, 6 ejected when boat hits Florida channel marker
INDIAN SHORES, Fla. โ One teenager was killed and six others were ejected from a speeding boat that crashed into a channel marker in the Intracoastal Waterway while returning from a Halloween Party on Floridaโs Gulf Coast early Sunday, sheriffโs officials said. The group of teens, ages 16 and 17, left for the party on Saturday evening from the home of the boatโs driver. The boat hit the channel marker and everyone was ejected. The sheriff said the family had recently acquired the boat, which had not yet been registered with the state. He said detectives obtained a search warrant for the boat and hope to recover electronic data about the crash.