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2 hospitalized after boat crashes into low bridge in Pompano Beach

Two people have been transported to the hospital after a boat crashed into a low bridge in Pompano Beach.

The boat slammed into the bridge at the Pompano Canal at Pine Drive and Southeast Sixth Terrace, Monday.

One of the witnesses, who asked not to be identified, said he heard a loud noise.

The boat was tightly wedged underneath the bridge, and what appeared to be Good Samaritans helped dislodge it.

“Just like anything else, when you’re going through and you stop suddenly, there could be whiplash … Who knows? I don’t know,” the witness said.

The injuries the boaters sustained are most likely not life-threatening.

Dan Hebert, an experienced boater, said the boaters were likely not paying attention.

“They were not paying attention or weren’t aware, and they struck that bridge hard enough to what it looked like on the video that I saw that it broke the tee top from the boat,” he said.

The exact cause of the boat crash is unknown.

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