Boating crash kills 19-year-old
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Published: Jun. 25, 2016 at 11:22 PM CDT|Updated: Sep. 25, 2017 at 12:46 AM CDT
HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - Officials are investigating a fatal boating accident in Hancock County that claimed the life of a South Mississippi teen.
According Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk, Vanessa Mauffray, 19, was killed when a boat struck the boat that she was on Saturday morning.
Melissa Scallan with the Department of Marine Resources says the accident happened around 11:00 a.m. in Bayou Caddy.
Mauffray died from traumatic injuries sustained in the crash.
The Department of Marine Resources is investigating the incident.
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