11-year-old boy killed in boating accident
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an 11-year-old boy is dead after he fell off a boat near Plantation Key.
Investigators say Michael Duda was riding in the 17-foot boat Friday evening when the operator made a sharp left turn. The Fort Myers boy was thrown overboard and struck by the vessel.
Duda was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The agency says a 16-year-old boy was operating the boat when the accident occurred. Neither he nor two other passengers aboard the vessel were injured.
No charges have been filed.
