Husband and wife killed when two boats collide, throwing five into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Freeport, Texas
5 people ejected in Freeport boat crash, leaving couple dead and 1 injured, officials say
At about 9:15 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call from a man operating a 22-foot pleasure craft saying he had been involved in a boat collision with a 24-foot pleasure craft in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Coast Guard: Five people ejected, two killed, when boats collide near Freeport
There were three other people on his boat when the collision happened. His three passengers were thrown from the boat which was traveling northbound, as were two other people – a husband and wife – who were on the other boat, which was heading south.
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