One Dead, One Missing After Boat Crash in Cape Coral, Florida
Cape Coral, FL – November 30, โ2025 โข- A boat crash in Cape Coral, Florida, hasโค left one person dead andโ another missing as of Saturday evening, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The incident occurred earlier today, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation.
Officials reported that four people were โขaboard a MTI 390 when the crash tookโค place. Three of the occupants were transported to a local hospital, where oneโ was pronounced dead. The identity of the deceased, as โwell as the nationalities and names of all those involved, have not yet been released to the public.
The search for the missing boater โฃis โฃongoing, involving FWC, the Cape Coral Police Department, Cape Coral Fire Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and Lee county โEMS.
The incident has sparked concern โฃamong local boaters, with many taking to โsocial media to express their worries and call โฃfor increased safety measures.
“The river is very risky boating on the weekend,” Sandyโค Yohe Guffey commented on Facebook.”The river needs to beโฃ patrolled โฃto โคprevent these accidents and mandate boaters course for all boaters.”
Other Facebook users echoed these sentiments. Jeanne Sweeney wrote, “PrayingโฆI was with my family boating yesterday and there were some โboats going really fast. So sad!” โคAlex L. Florโค stated,”This is the โคone reason I stay off the water on holiday weekendsโฆNeed โa little more LE on the waterways to keep order.”
Authorities continue to โขinvestigate the cause of the crash. This is a developing story โand will be โupdated as more details becomes available.
