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Boat Capsizes In Boston Harbor; 1 Dead, 1 Hurt

Massachusetts State Police say a speedboat has capsized and broken apart in Boston Harbor, killing one passenger and seriously injuring another.

The Coast Guard says search and rescue crews received a call about the accident near Boston Light at around 6:15 p.m. Saturday.

Police spokesman David Procopio says two men were thrown into the water after the roughly 30-foot speedboat broke apart and flipped over. He says one suffered a head injury and the other a chest injury.

Procopio says one of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was taken by helicopter to a Boston hospital. Authorities haven't released the identities of the passengers.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

This program aired on July 17, 2011. The audio for this program is not available.

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