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Florida drawbridge partially crushes pontoon boat, sending passengers scrambling
By Pilar Arias
Published April 07, 2022
Video showed the moment a rising south Florida drawbridge partially crushed a pontoon boat, with some on board jumping into the water to avoid injury.
(Jillian Pisciotta/Instagram @jillianpisciotta )
Jillian Pisciotta captured the moment a drawbridge operator began raising the bridge span from the edge of the Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter last month.
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"Twenty minutes went by, and the drawbridge began to open for a sailboat," Pisciotta told FOX 13 Tampa. "(The bridge) began to crush the boat and me and my friends were in shock, not knowing how to react."
(Jillian Pisciotta/Instagram @jillianpisciotta )
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Officials say the group of boaters tried to get away from the rain, but the boat was under a part of the bridge with posted signs reading, "Unauthorized personnel prohibited," "Danger: Moving Machinery," and "No Trespassing; Violators Will Be Prosecuted."
When the drawbridge began to rise, the machinery began pushing on part of the boat, crushing the side, according to FOX 13.
(Jillian Pisciotta/Instagram @jillianpisciotta )
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No injuries were reported.
The bridge tender was unaware a boat was underneath the bridge at the time, a Palm Beach County spokesperson told WSVN.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-drawbridge-partially-crushes-pontoon-boat