Woman’s body found after early morning boating crash in Boston Harbor

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The boat was carrying eight people when it crashed into a “day marker” navigation device around 3 a.m. on Saturday.

A police boat next to the overturned boat on Saturday. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe

By Associated Press

July 17, 2021 | 19:16

BOSTON (AP) – The body of a woman who went missing on Saturday after a boat crashed into a “day marker” navigation device in Boston Harbor has been found, police said.

An autopsy was scheduled.

The boat was carrying eight people when the collision occurred around 3 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard tweeted.

#It’s happening now @USCG teams and several local agencies are looking for someone in the water in Boston Harbor.
At around 3 a.m., a center console boat with 8 people on board struck a day marker, all 8 having entered the water.
7 were recovered.

– USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) July 17, 2021

Five of the seven boaters rescued were taken to hospitals for treatment after the crash, the Boston Fire Department said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately reported.

The boat has been recovered. Several agencies were involved in the research, the Boston Globe reported.

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