MIAMI (AP) — Four people are dead and another is in a hospital after a boat capsized about seven miles east of Miami.
The U.S. Coast Guard responded about 1 a.m. today after a 911 call came in regarding the overturned boat, a recreational vessel.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Sabrina Laberdesque says 15 people had been on the boat, and 9 were clinging to the hull when crews arrived.
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