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DA Identifies 24-Year-Old Woman Killed in Boat Crash Near Logan Airport

Investigators have not determined a cause or named the operator.

Overview

  • The Suffolk County district attorney identified the victim as Elizabeth Dankert, 24, after Wednesday night’s crash at Logan’s Pier 4R.
  • A recreational boat carrying one man and three women struck the pier around 11:20 p.m., and all four were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
  • Three survivors were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and Dankert was pronounced dead at the hospital.
  • Boston EMS and Massport Fire said crews carefully pulled four patients from shoreline rocks in darkness and slick conditions.
  • State police assigned to the DA’s office are leading the probe with no charges filed, and investigators are reviewing speed and toxicology findings.