ISLAMORADA, FLA. (WSVN) - A boat seen turning in circles in the bay with no one on board in Islamorada turned out to be a tragic scene.
Nancy Stellway was making her way back home with her husband and friends to West Palm Beach after a quiet weekend in the Keys Sunday evening, when something scary on the water caught Stellway’s eye and caused them to park, jump out and call for help.
“I saw a boat doing doughnuts and I thought, ‘That’s odd,’ and I look over there again, and I’m like, ‘There’s nobody on that boat,'” said Stellway.
One passenger died in the water. The driver and five other passengers were injured.
A vessel crashed into a power line pole and threw everyone on board into the water.
“We were really afraid the propeller was going to get him,” said Stellway. “We don’t know how the people ended up in the water.”
A total of four boats were on the scene, and everyone was pulled safely from the water.
“In one of the videos, it’s just spinning, spinning, spinning, and then, all of a sudden, it just stopped spinning,” said Stellway.
A good Samaritan got on board to shut off the spinning boat and one person required medical attention.
“One of them had to jump into the water to help get the man out of the water, and then they didn’t even talk to the other boats, they just high tailed for the marina and the ambulance met them there,” said Stellway.
The incident is being investigated.
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