Authorities recover body of missing boater that fell overboard after crash

Search crews recovered the body of a missing boater who fell into the water near the Howard Frankland Bridge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said that a 20-foot boat with two people collided with a barge at around 4:15 a.m. near the Howard Frankland Bridge in Hillsborough County. One person was transported to the hospital with injuries. The second person was thrown from the boat during the collision. FWC recovered the body of the boater sometime after 3 p.m.

[@trumpwon8064]

JJ is the best reporter u could find???

[@laurenurban3942]

That’s very sad.

[@jasonsimmons745]

Man I work out there on the barges and had no idea why we had police boats around us all day

[@intelligenceisrarethesedays]

If you don't know what your are doing out on the water, you shouldn't be driving a boat. So sick of all the carelessness boaters & drivers in Tampa. How did any of you all survive the friken snow?

[@Chicago_Clout]

How could this happen?

[@trumpwon8064]

JJ Burton is very unprofessional. I know.....DEI hire U might as well hire children to report

[@donnajacksunn489]

Sad