A search is underway for missing boaters after a boat crash Saturday night in Colbert County.

The two-vessel crash involving a commercial tugboat happened about 9:15 p.m. Saturday on Pickwick Lake near Florence Harbor, said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Capt. Jeremy Burkett.

An aluminum fishing vessel collided with the commercial tugboat causing the individuals onboard the fishing vessel to go overboard, Burkett said. The number of boaters missing has not been released.

ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division and Aviation Units are assisting in the search and recovery effort. The lead agency is the U.S. Coast Guard.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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