UPDATE AT 4:40 p.m. — From Boca Raton Fire Rescue: “Boca Raton Dispatch received a call that two boats, possibly collided in the intercoastal waterways of Boca Raton. Boca Raton Fire Rescue crews, Boca Raton marine unit, and Boca Raton Police Department marine unit arrived on scene to find an overturned boat with five people in the water. There was no second boat. The captain of the boat stated that he lost control of the vessel while navigating through the waterways. Three of the five subjects were transported to the hospital as a precaution and minor injuries. The captain of the boat confirmed there were no other people aboard the vessel and all members were accounted for. No firefighters or marine personnel or injured.”
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — No one was reportedly injured following a pontoon flipping near Lake Boca late Sunday morning.
Witnesses tell BocaNewsNow.com that several people were on the pontoon that flipped early just before noon. The pontoon, according to those witnesses, was speeding “excessively” and not respecting rules and regulations on the body of water.
It’s not immediately clear if Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers responded to the scene to issue citations, or if citations were issued by the City of Boca Raton Police Department which also operates a marine unit. We will publish identities of those involved once they are received by our news desk.
We are also awaiting an update from Boca Raton Fire Rescue about the agency’s involvement in the rescue operation.
