After a crash in Ochopee in The Everglades less than a week ago, many people are asking: What is an airboat? How does it operate? How fast can it go? Is it safe? We have the answers, and here's what ...

An airboat is a fiberglass or aluminum boat with a flat bottom used to navigate marshes, swamps, low, grassy waters. It also can go over land and ice. Airboats are propelled by a large fan – an ...

Hunter Geisel is a digital producer at CBS Miami. Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets, covering several topics from breaking news and current events to ...

The airboat-tour company involved in Friday’s boating accident in the Everglades has broken its silence. The Collier County accident sent 16 people to local hospitals. “Wooten’s Everglades Airboat ...

At least 16 people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after two airboats collided in Florida Everglades, investigators said. Officers responded to the 911 call around 3:15 p.m. and found several ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — Two airboats collided in Collier County, sending more than two dozen people to the hospital, authorities said. Multiple agencies, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...