Florida Tragedy: Boat Collision Turns Fatal

In Clearwater, Florida, a private boat crashed into the Clearwater Ferry, resulting in one death and 12 injuries during the Sugar Sand Festival. The ferry was transporting festivalgoers when a yacht-like vessel struck it and fled. Emergency services declared a "mass casualty event," with extensive damage to the ferry. Local police tracked the escaping vessel and found it undamaged. The US Coast Guard will lead the investigation. Festivalgoers' experiences were harrowingly disrupted, exemplified by one pregnant woman's account of distress.