MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Two children participating in a youth sailing program are dead after a barge struck their sailboat in Miami Beach Monday, officials said.

The sailboat capsized in Biscayne Bay, between Monument Island and Hibiscus Island, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.

All six people on the sailboat -- an adult and five children -- were recovered from the water and transported to a local hospital, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Two juveniles were pronounced dead at the hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami said. Two people remain in critical condition, while two others did not require medical treatment, it said.

A counselor and children between the ages of 8 and 12 were on the sailboat, authorities said.

The Miami Yacht Club

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