MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Two kids were killed and two more are in critical condition after a barge hit a sailboat, sending them overboard Monday near Miami Beach, authorities said.

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami was notified around 11 a.m. about six people in the water after a collision between and sailboat and a barge near Hibiscus Island.

All six people were pulled from the water by emergency responders, and four kids were rushed to a nearby hospital, where two were pronounced dead upon arrival, Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said.

"At this time, the sailing vessel remains submerged under the barge and Sector Miami is maintaining a 250-yard safety zone," the Coast Guard added.

The Miami Yacht Club confirmed that the one adult and fi

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