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An American Airlines flight attendant was fatally struck by a boat while she was snorkeling in South Florida, before her body was found washed up on a beach<\/p>\n

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Kellie Melinda Williams\u2019 body was discovered in the surf near Hollywood Beach by the two fishermen around 8 p.m. Wednesday and \u201cshowed injuries consistent with a vessel strike,\u201d the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission revealed, according to CBS Miami.<\/p>\n

Williams, 31, was publicly identified on Saturday as officials ruled she died from blunt force injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the investigation, it appears the deceased was snorkeling\/diving in the area of Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park on June 3,\u201d officials said, according to the outlet. \u201cFlorida Fish & Wildlife Conservation investigators are working in partnership with Hollywood detectives on this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials have not released any details on the boat suspected in Williams death, or the people onboard, and no charges have been filed.<\/p>\n

One witness recalled seeing people pulling Williams\u2019 body out of the water Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo fishermen were fishing right off the beach, and I saw them from my window pulling something, then I saw them drag something onto the shoreline,\u201d Emilio Benitez told NBC6 South Florida. \u201cAnd it turned out to be a lady\u2019s body.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Williams\u2019 parents said their daughter was an accomplished snorkeler, describing her as a \u201cgreat person,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

The California native had recently moved to the Sunshine State and had gotten married within the last year.<\/p>\n

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The Miami-based Association of Professional Flight Attendants announced Williams\u2019 death to her colleagues in an Instagram post on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the passing of our colleague and fellow MIA Flight Attendant, Kellie Williams,\u201d the organization said in an Instagram post. \u201cOur thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Kellie\u2019s family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time.<\/p>\n

Williams was employed by American Airlines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague,\u201d the airline told NBC 6 South Florida. \u201cOur thoughts and support are with her family, loved ones and colleagues at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kellie Melinda Williams’ body was discovered in the surf near Hollywood Beach by the two fishermen around 8 p.m. Wednesday and “showed injuries consistent with a vessel strike,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission revealed, according to CBS Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"\nFlorida flight attendant fatally struck by boat while snorkeling, body found on beach by fishermen - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1425\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida flight attendant fatally struck by boat while snorkeling, body found on beach by fishermen - 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