Overview
- Boca Bash, an unsanctioned boat party on Lake Boca, drew thousands as officers patrolled the water and shoreline.
- Boca Raton Police said they made one arrest on a DUI charge linked to the event.
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported preliminary counts of three more arrests and six boating collisions with no serious injuries, according to Fox News Digital.
- City and state agencies restricted some streets, parks and boat ramps from Boca Raton to Boynton Beach, which several boaters said slowed entry and exit.
- Many attendees described a safe, communal scene, though enforcement intensified after past problems that included a 2018 drowning, a 2022 case that ended in acquittal last month, and a 2024 trash-dumping outcry.