(OCHOPEE, Fla.) — At least 16 people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after two airboats collided in Florida, investigators said.

Officers responded to the 911 call around 3:15 p.m. and found several people injured at the site of the collision near Ochopee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement.

One boat was carrying 13 passengers while the other was carrying 20, the commission said.

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The conditions of the injured passengers were not immediately released.

Investigators were working to determine the cause of the collision and the probe was ongoing.

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