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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — One person died Saturday after crashing a boat on a lake in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Investigators said the crash happened sometime Saturday morning on the north end of Lake Eloise.
Deputies said they were notified shortly before 7 a.m.
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On arrival, they discovered that a boat had collided with a cypress tree.
The occupant of the boat was dead, deputies said.
Investigators don’t believe any other people or watercraft were involved in the crash.
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Deputies said they searched the area in case anyone else was on the boat at the time of the crash.
PCSO did not release the name of the crash victim.
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