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Claudia Orellanes Killed in Miami's Second Boating Accident

3/31/2026

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Claudia Orellanes Tragedy

Claudia Orellanes, 33, was killed after being thrown from a boat and struck by it as it continued moving in Biscayne Bay, Miami, over the weekend.
Investigators are determining the crash’s cause and urge boaters to take safety precautions.
This incident is the second deadly boating accident in the Miami area within days.
Separately, a multi-vehicle crash in southwest Miami-Dade left one dead and multiple injuries; investigations are ongoing.

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Orellanes' Fatal Fall

A 65-year-old woman died after falling 60 feet from the Alum Cave Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, and park rangers could not resuscitate her.
The fatal fall followed a rockslide the day prior that injured two visitors in the same area.
In Bristol, a woman died in an early Saturday fiery crash, and in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, a 47-year-old woman was killed in a tractor-trailer collision.

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Claudia Orellanes Tragedy

Claudia Orellanes, 33, was killed after being thrown from a boat and struck by it as it continued moving in Biscayne Bay, Miami, over the weekend.
Investigators are determining the crash’s cause and urge boaters to take safety precautions.
This incident is the second deadly boating accident in the Miami area within days.
Separately, a multi-vehicle crash in southwest Miami-Dade left one dead and multiple injuries; investigations are ongoing.

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