Marathon,FL : Powerboater dies after crash on November, Thursday 9th 2017

What should have been a day of fun turned to disaster Thursday afternoon when a 50-foot powerboat heading south on the bayside of Marathon flipped over, ending in the death of a Long Island man and injuring two.

Longtime powerboat racer Joseph Sgro, 63, died from his injuries following the accident, said Carol Lyn Parrish, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission public information coordinator.

There were four other men, all from New York, on the boat with Sgro just before noon about a quarter mile offshore near the 33rd Street boat ramp, mile marker 48.5.


Powerboater dies after crash