{"id":1248,"date":"2026-06-02T04:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2026-06-02T04:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:02:28","slug":"three-teens-thrown-from-runaway-boat-in-florida-keys-sheriffs-office-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1248","title":{"rendered":"Three teens thrown from runaway boat in Florida Keys, sheriff\u2019s office says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Three teenagers were thrown from a runaway vessel off Islamorada Sunday, marking the second time people were tossed from a flats boat in the Florida Keys in less than three weeks, the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1246\">Man shot in the ear at Broward gas station, and cops find suspect in orange car<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>None of the teens were hurt, but the unmanned flats-style boat kept traveling at around 35 mph \u201cin a congested area on a busy afternoon,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. They were thrown from the vessel in waters off Mile Marker 89 between Key Largo and Marathon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A good Samaritan picked up the teenagers around 1 p.m. while Marine Deputy Nelson Sanchez, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection boat and a TowBoatUS vessel responded to the waters.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn entangling device slowed the boat, but not enough to stop it,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sanchez approached the runaway boat and matched its speed and course. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent onboard the sheriff\u2019s office boat got close enough to reach the other vessel\u2019s controls and stop it with a long boat hook.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1245\">Trump sends a message to man who won his freedom from Alligator Alcatraz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There was a separate but similar event on May 15, the sheriff\u2019s office said. Two people were thrown from a flats boat near Mile Marker 73 and were picked up unharmed by a good Samaritan.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Both of these incidents \u201ccould have ended very differently,\u201d Monroe Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe summer boating season is here,\u201d Ramsay said. \u201cNow is the time to revisit safety procedures and remind yourself of marine laws and regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1243\">A cold front after record heat? How June\u2019s rainy season is going so far in Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Boaters can review safety regulations and tips at www.myfwc.com.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monroe County reports two recent flats boat incidents near Mile Marker 73 and 89 in Florida Keys; officials urge revisiting boating safety and marine laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida-keys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three teens thrown from runaway boat in Florida Keys, sheriff\u2019s office says - 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