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FWC investigates propeller injury near Fisher Island Marina
A 63-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday after a boat’s propeller struck him in Norris Cut, just outside Fisher Island Marina. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating how the incident happened.
A 63-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday after being struck by a boat propeller in Norris Cut near Fisher Island Marina, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
FWC officers responded at about 11:09 a.m. The agency said preliminary information indicates the man was one of three adults aboard a 17.5-foot boat and had entered the water when he was struck by the propeller.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital. Officials have not disclosed the extent of his injuries or what led him to enter the water. The incident remains under investigation, FWC said.