FALL RIVER, MA. (THECOUNT) — Brent Osborne, of Middleborough, MA, has been identified as the boater involved in a fatal crash in Mount Hope Bay Saturday evening, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
Osborne, 42, is dead and 35-year-old Marc Hanoud of Berkley, remains missing, after a powerboat they were traveling in crashed in Mount Hope Bay.
Officials said multiple 911 calls were made at 5:34 p.m. Saturday to report a boat crash in which two men were ejected.
The Coast Guard and other agencies conducted a search Saturday night and resumed their search Sunday morning.
Investigators believe the crash occurred when the boat hit a large wave at a high rate of speed. The Coast Guard said the boat capsized on impact, reports WCVB.
The crash is still being investigated by Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, state police, environmental police, the Coast Guard and Fall River police.
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Geo quick facts: Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River is located approximately 53 miles south of Boston, 17 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west – Wikipedia.
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