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1 dead as Florida authorities declare a 'mass casualty' in boat crash near Clearwater bridge

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This image provided by Mike Boylan shows authorities at the scene of a boat crash that involved a public ferry carrying 45 passengers near Clearwater Beach. Fla., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Mike Boylan via AP)
Clearwater, Fla., Police Chief Eric Gandy shows the media a boat crash video during a news conference Monday, April 28, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla., after multiple people were injured in the deadly accident Sunday night. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Matthew Dallarosa, center, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, flanked by Evan Laskowski, left, also of FWC, and Clearwater, Fla., Police Chief Eric Gandy, right, speaks during a news conference Monday, April 28, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla., after a deadly boating accident Sunday night. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Clearwater, Fla., Fire Dept., division chief Anthony Tedesco speaks during a news conference Monday, April 28, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla., after a deadly boat crash into a ferry injuring multiple people Sunday night. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This image provided by Mike Boylan shows authorities at the scene of a boat crash that involved a public ferry carrying 45 passengers near Clearwater Beach. Fla., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Mike Boylan via AP)
Clearwater, Fla., Police Chief Eric Gandy shows the media a boat crash video that occurred on Sunday night during a news conference Monday, April 28, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This image provided by Mike Boylan shows authorities at the scene of a boat crash that involved a public ferry carrying 45 passengers near Clearwater Beach. Fla., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Mike Boylan via AP)
State and local officials take part during a news conference on Sunday night's deadly boating accident that injured multiple people, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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This image provided by Mike Boylan shows authorities at the scene of a boat crash that involved a public ferry carrying 45 passengers near Clearwater Beach. Fla., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Mike Boylan via AP)