APALACHICOLA, Florida — An Ozark man was killed and another injured Saturday afternoon following a boating accident in Franklin County, Florida, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Officials said Gary Tibbetts, 64, and William Hardwick, both of Ozark, were traveling on a boat in the Apalachicola River when at around 4 p.m., the vessel collided with a tree leaning over the river.
Tibbetts was pronounced dead at the scene while Hardwick was transported to a local hospital for treatment. It is currently unknown what caused the crash as the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are investigating.
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