Three people died Saturday when the catamaran they were traveling on capsized and threw them into the Caloosahatchee River on Florida’s Gulf Coast, authorities said.
The tragedy unfolded around 4 p.m. local time near the Cape Coral Yacht Club between Cape Coral and Fort Myers, according to the Lee County Marine Emergency Response Team.
An overturned catamaran is seen Nov. 29, 2025, through the window of a rescue boat after a crash that killed three of the boat’s passengers and left one in critical condition, authorities said.
Lee County Marine Emergency Response Team
Four people were aboard the catamaran when it capsized, authorities said.
During a search by state, local and federal agencies, three of the victims were pulled from the river on Saturday. Two of the victims were pronounced dead, while the third victim remained in critical condition at a hospital Sunday, authorities said.
Rescue divers search for victims after a catamaran capsized Nov. 29, 2025, in the Caloosahatchee River near Cape Coral, Florida.
Lee County Marine Emergency Response Team
On Sunday, a fourth victim, described as a person in his 60s missing since the accident, was found dead and recovered from the river after an extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The names of the three deceased victims were not immediately released.
The cause of the boat accident remains under investigation, according to the Coast Guard.
