Boat Crash Cost Miami Marlins baseball star Jose Fernandez Life

The US Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in the crash on Sunday, off Miami Beach, Florida.

Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, has died in a boat crash at the age of 24.

A scheduled Marlins home game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday has been cancelled.

The club said it was “devastated by the tragic loss of Jose Fernandez. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very difficult time”.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Todd Garofalo told local news station WSVN: “They found a boat that was up against the jetties. They did do an initial search and they found three victims – two on top of the water, one underneath the boat and they had unfortunately passed away.”