Coast Guard

Boater Injured by Propeller Off Key Biscayne

A man sustained serious leg injuries after being hit by a boat propeller off Key Biscayne Saturday.

The accident happened Saturday afternoon just off Nixon Beach. Coast Guard officials said a 37-year-old man jumped off a 53-foot catamaran, hitting a propeller.

A Coast Guard boat crew transported the man to Mercy Hospital in Miami. He was then airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.

Authorities did not release the man's condition.

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