Grace Rett ID’d As Holy Cross College Women’s Rowing Team Killed In Vero Beach FL Vehicle Crash

VERO BEACH, FL. (THECOUNT) — Sophomore Grace Rett has been identified as the member of the Holy Cross women’s rowing team killed in a crash in Florida that injured 11 others, including other team members Wednesday morning.

The fatal van crash occurred around 7 a.m. in Vero Beach, Florida Wednesday.

At least one member of Worcester, MA, College Of Holy Cross Women’s rowing team, was killed in a Florida crash that injured 11 others, including other team members.

The Vero Beach Fire Department said three people were taken to the hospital by helicopter. Four people were taken by ambulance and four others were transported as a precaution.

The van, which was carrying the Holy Cross rowers, and a pickup truck were both heavily damaged in the crash.

“We are aware of a vehicle crash involving members of the Holy Cross women’s rowing team this morning in Florida,” a Holy Cross spokesman said in a statement. “The College is in contact with the families of our students and with authorities in Florida. We are in the process of gathering more information and making plans to offer support for those involved,” reports BostonCBS.

No further information is currently available.

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Geo quick facts: Worcester is a city in central Massachusetts. The EcoTarium is a science and nature museum, with a digital planetarium, animal exhibits and a narrow-gauge railway. The vast collection at the central Worcester Art Museum includes Roman mosaics, Impressionist paintings and medieval armor. Now a museum, Salisbury Mansion is an 18th-century Georgian-style building, restored to its 1830s appearance – wikipedia.