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Man Has Legs Amputated After Boat Runs Over Him

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The Associated Press

Published: January 11, 2009

STUART - State officials say a Palm Beach County man's legs had to be amputated after being run over by a boat while diving near a popular Martin County park.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro said 26-year-old Robert Murphy was among the divers who were spear-fishing Friday afternoon in the St. Lucie
River near Sandsprit Park.

It was not clear if Murphy was hit by the boat's propeller or by the body of the boat. Investigators have not determined the cause of the accident, but were interviewing witnesses and the boat's
occupants.

The area where the divers were swimming is near the "Crossroads," a high-traffic waterway at the St. Lucie Inlet where the St. Lucie and Indian rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean.

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