On August 26, 2023, at approximately 1745 hours, a single vessel allision occurred in Cuts Edge Harbor Marina in Manatee County, Florida. The vessel involved was a white 20-foot Bayliner, (V1) operated by one adult male with one adult female passenger. V1 was pulling into a slip at the marina when the vessel experienced a mechanical issue with the throttle. The vessel slammed into a dock at the marina and the female passenger at the bow of the vessel, became lodged between the dock and the vessel. She was taken to the hospital and later died due to complications from her injuries sustained during the allision.; Victim became lodged between the vessel and dock. She broke her femur and went into surgery to repair the injuries. On 08/27/2023 at approximately 0502 Victim died while in surgery due to complications from the incident.
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