The family of a child who survived the recent deadly crash involving a sailboat and barge on Biscayne Bay has filed a lawsuit.

The lawsuit, first reported Friday by the Miami Herald , was filed on behalf of a 9-year-old girl who was treated for her injuries on the scene. She is identified as E.Z.

The lawsuit accuses Waterfront Construction — the company that owns the barge — and the Miami Yacht Club and MYC Youth Sailing Foundation of negligence and recklessness leading up to the July 28 crash.

"Although the weather was clear and the water was calm, the barge, being maneuvered by a push tug, made no attempts to slow down or change its course, and it became clear that a collision between the tug, barge, and sailboat was imminent," the suit alleges.

The suit further alleges that the "c

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