1 dead and 1 injured in boat accident in Hingham Bay, prosecutor investigating – NECN

The Norfolk District Attorney's Office says it is investigating a boating accident in Hingham Bay last month that left one person dead and another in critical condition.

The accident occurred on August 16 at approximately 12:43 p.m. off the coast of Grape Island in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Two people on a 21-foot Pisces sailboat that was involved in a collision with a 38-foot Sea Ray powerboat were seriously injured and transported to area hospitals.

A witness who saw the two victims being brought ashore in Weymouth told NBC10 Boston at the time that one woman appeared to be unconscious and one man had a severe cut on his leg. Authorities said the sailboat sank after the accident.

A collision between a motorboat and a sailing boat required two people to be hospitalized.

The public prosecutor's office confirmed on Tuesday that one of the two people died on Saturday and the other remained in critical condition.

The deceased person was identified by authorities as 70-year-old Patricia Cicalese of East Walpole.

Prosecutors and detectives from the district attorney's office said Tuesday they had assumed jurisdiction and would work with the Massachusetts Environmental Police to investigate the death.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the District Attorney's Office at 781-830-4990.