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Two Injured When Boat Crashes Into Light Tower

Two people are recovering in the hospital after their boat crashed into a light tower early Saturday morning.

According to Miami Fire Rescue, a 20 to 30-foot boat plowed into a grounded light tower around 6 a.m. Two 18-year-old men were on-board when the boat wrapped around the tower three miles east of Elliot Key.

Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll said one man on the mangled boat was found unconscious, while the other had facial trauma injuries.

The men were transported to Kendall Regional Hospital's emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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