On December 31, 2023, a large cabin vessel collided with a construction barge in a residential canal in the Punta Gorda area. Several occupants on board the cabin vessel were injured. The injured individuals were treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and released. 

(per officer on 3/7, operarators vision was obstructed by passanger); VICTIM 2 sustained contusions from the collision and did not receve treatment beyond first aid. ; VICTIM 1: sustained a small laceration above her right eyebrow. VICTIM 1 was treated and released at Suncoast hospital.   ; VICTIM 3 sustained a head injury and multiple contusions.VICTIM 3 was treated at the Suncoast hospital and released.
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