Former Student Athlete Killed in Boat Crash After Group Allegedly Took Vessel Without Permission
“EMTs worked with Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) fire crews to extricate four people from the rocks”
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume alcohol was involved. Nothing good comes from night boating unless you’re a professional.
FOX News reports:
Former college soccer player killed in boat crash after group allegedly took vessel without authorization
A 24-year-old former student-athlete was killed in a boat crash in Massachusetts after she and her friends allegedly took a vessel without authorization before it crashed into a pier.
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dankert, a former soccer player at Union College, was killed after a recreational powerboat crashed into a pier near a runway at Logan International Airport around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Massachusetts State Police.
The fatal crash drew attention after authorities said the group allegedly took the boat without authorization hours after the boating club had closed for the night.
Dankert and her friends were in Boston’s Seaport District that night when they allegedly boarded a Freedom Boat Club vessel after the club had closed, according to Lee Gordon, a spokesperson for Brunswick Corporation, which owns the club, told Fox News Digital.
Freedom Boat Club operates as a membership-based alternative to boat ownership with hundreds of locations worldwide.
“The vessel involved in the incident was taken without authorization and operated outside the knowledge and control of the Club, well after the Club had closed for the day,” Gordon said. “This activity did not occur within normal Club operations or established protocols governing access to and use of our vessels.
“We are cooperating fully with all relevant authorities as they work to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” he added.
Boston EMS said in a Facebook post that crews responded to the crash overnight in difficult conditions, including darkness and slippery shoreline rocks near the pier.
EMTs worked with Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) fire crews to extricate four people from the rocks, including one critically injured patient.
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So… she was 24. And her college athlete status had absolutely nothing to do with the incident whatsoever?
Agreed. I won’t speculate on their intoxication status.
Four people stole a boat and crashed it, killing one of them.
Her status as a former college athlete was irrelevant and the boat didn’t drive itself into the pier.
What did I miss?
There was a bit more in the local news. It was 3 young women and a 40 year old man. Likely a man they just met. Still waiting to learn if he was a member or perhaps employee of FBC because how else would he have access to the key for the boat.
Its a terribly sad story. The crash must have been horrific.
I’m wondering what her playing soccer for a small college in her past had to do with anything. Sounds like some young adults got hammered and decided to go for a boat ride.
GTA is worth 3-to-15, but piracy… well, piracy’s a federal rap.
So… felony murder charges for her coconspirators?
The news business is in the toilet. Why is the fact that the dead boat thief is a former college soccer player germane to the story??
She probably had breakfast that morning and has a driver license. Why not put that in the story, too?
Boating after dark is very demanding. You need a detailed knowledge of the area and the channels, plus a good radar and good lights. Speeds must be kept low, while watching the radar and the lit up area. Doing this with alcohol in your system is impossible and usually leads to a crash.