Overview

• The collision happened at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours, located about 75 miles west of Miami, around 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
• A total of 33 people were aboard the two airboats—one carrying 20 passengers and the other carrying 13—when the crash occurred.
• Sixteen people were hospitalized following the crash, though details on the severity of their injuries have not been disclosed.
• The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is leading the investigation to determine the cause of the incident.
• Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours, the operator of the boats, has not yet commented on the collision.