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        Authorities find boat of missing Southwest Florida boaters with no one onboard
        Hunter Walterman
        Weather
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        Andrew Shipley
        Bonita Springs
        Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in Bonita Springs crash
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
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        Cape Coral
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        Naples
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        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
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      • North Port/Englewood

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        Port Charlotte

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        Charlotte County

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        Punta Gorda

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        Naples

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        Investigates

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