They attended a friend's wedding in Fort Myers and took a day cruise out on The SunCruz was a casino ship anchored in international waters twelve miles out.
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Alex Johnson. Her name wasn't been released, and a cause of death hadn't been determined. In total, about 15 people were treated at hospitals for minor injuries and as a precaution for hypothermia, police said. Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The year-old woman died at p. Florida casino shuttle boat bursts into flames Jan. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. Qaadia Culbreath was on board preparing to celebrate his upcoming 30th birthday when the fire broke out. One woman died after she arrived at a hospital emergency room, said Kurt Conover, a spokesman for Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings. Andrew Kozak and Michelle Acevedo contributed.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Let our news meet your inbox. Follow NBC News. Kalhan Rosenblatt. News Business World Pride Podcasts. Culbreath, who said he doesn't know how to swim, told NBC News affiliate WFLA that he didn't see any life jackets when the fire began to spread and was told to jump. The woman went to the ER hours after the fire occurred, Conover said. Then he started having engine trouble, said DeCanio, who said the captain had been reporting engine trouble before Sunday. Fifer said it was the first such incident since the shuttle began operating in Shuttles are needed to ferry customers to the casino, which operates in the Gulf of Mexico because it's not allowed on land in Florida. As the boat headed to shore, Culbreath was able to navigate the shallow water to safety. The shuttle caught fire at about p. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}One person died after dozens of people jumped more than 10 feet into frigid winter waters after the shuttle ferrying them to a casino ship off the Florida Gulf Coast caught fire, authorities said Monday.