A man is recovering after two airboats collided in the Everglades over the weekend.
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It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday near the Broward-Collier County line.
First responders said they met the injured man at a fish camp.
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They say he had “significant lacerations” to the side of his body.
A helicopter flew the victim to the hospital.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now investigating.
Also in Central Florida, eight people were injured on Friday after an airboat crashed in Osceola County.
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