BELIZE. (THECOUNT) — Logan Ceylon Pratt, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has been identified as the victim in a Tuesday fatal boating accident in Belize.
Pratt, 17, was killed after she was struck by a boat while vacationing in Mexico Rocks, Belize, with her mother on Tuesday afternoon.
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According to reports, the teen and her mother, 56-year-old Tamra Lee Pratt, were swimming at Mexico Rocks, when the teen was struck by a fishing boat around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday.
The teen was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the accident.
Belizean Tour Guide and Boat Captain, Jesse James Smith, 30, was detained and a drug test was performed.
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Geo quick facts: Belize is a nation on the eastern coast of Central America, with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west. Offshore, the massive Belize Barrier Reef, dotted with hundreds of low-lying islands called cayes, hosts rich marine life. Belize’s jungle areas are home to Mayan ruins like Caracol, renowned for its towering pyramid; lagoon-side Lamanai; and Altun Ha, just outside Belize City – wikipedia.