Two Men Charged with Reckless Boat Operation in Separate Incidents

A busy Sunday on the Chain of Lakes ended with two men being arrested for reckless boating behavior, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) reported. Both individuals were charged with reckless or careless operation of a vessel following separate incidents that endangered other boaters and swimmers.

According to the PCSO Marine Unit, the first incident occurred around 3:44 p.m. in the canal connecting Little Lake Winterset and Lake Winterset. Deputies observed 22-year-old Eugenio Acosta-Vazquez of Winter Haven operating his personal watercraft at an unsafe speed.

The report states that Acosta-Vazquez’s vessel passed dangerously close to several swimmers and anchored boats, narrowly avoiding a collision. Following a vess

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