Boating-accident victim dies

Orange County -- One of the victims in a Sunday morning boating crash on Lake Irma in east Orange County died from her injuries, Sgt. Carlos Torres, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said Monday.

Shelby Harper, 20, of Orlando, was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center after a speedboat in which she was riding at about 5 a.m. Sunday crashed into a dock off north Econlockhatchee Trail, critically injuring Harper and two others. Harper was pronounced dead at the hospital, Torres said.

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In Florida boats striking docks with devasting results is common.  The cause of such allisions is often varied.

Dwayne