Stuck in Florida wetlands, woman gets rescued by helicopter

2 teens killed, 5 hurt when SUV hits tree in Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE — Two central Florida teens died when they were ejected from a vehicle that hit a tree, troopers said.

The crash happened late Sunday near Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

There were seven people in sports utility vehicle, which only had five seats, a crash report said.

The two teens who were ejected from the vehicle were not wearing seat belts, the report said. Five others in the vehicle were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The crash remains under investigation.

—Associated Press

Boy, man killed after stopping on side of I-95

JACKSONVILLE — A 9-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were fatlly struck by a sports utility vehicle that veered into them as they stood beside their parked truck on the side of Interstate 95 near Jacksonville, officials said.

The crash happened before daylight Sunday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The truck had stopped along I-95 because the boy felt sick, family members told Action News Jax.

—Associated Press

FORT MYERS — Authorities say they were able to rescue a woman by helicopter after she was stuck in the vast marshland of a Florida state park.

Various agencies were deployed to the 11,000acre Estero Bay Preserve State Park on the Gulf Coast south of Fort Myers.

The Iona McGregor Fire District says the woman was out hiking with her husband Friday, but the man had gotten tired and had decided to return while she kept going and got lost.

After hours of searching, the woman was found in one of the deepest, marshiest areas of the preserve.

She was overall well but had to be taken out by helicopter and to be checked at a local hospital.

State authorities caution that the trails along coastal marshes in the preserve are rugged and seasonally flooded.

—Associated Press