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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16

Venice Water Taxi Collision Kills 2 Newlyweds, Driver Investigated for Nautical Homicide

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 16

Venice Water Taxi Collision Kills 2 Newlyweds, Driver Investigated for Nautical Homicide

Q: What did the two missing American tourists witness on the speeding water taxi that struck and killed an expectant newlywed couple before sunrise?

It is not yet publicly known what the two American tourists witnessed on the water taxi. Italian investigators have said the two Americans were believed to be aboard the taxi when it struck the smaller boat carrying Gabriella Querino and Sean Michieli before sunrise in the Venetian Lagoon. Authorities want to question them because they may have seen key details that could help reconstruct the crash, including the taxi’s speed, visibility conditions, the moments immediately before impact, and what happened right after the collision. Reports say the tourists were headed to the airport and then transferred to another taxi, leaving investigators trying to trace them. As of the latest reporting, no public statement from either tourist has been released. The wider investigation remains focused on whether excessive speed, darkness, fog or other navigation conditions played a role. The taxi driver is under investigation for possible nautical homicide, but authorities have not announced final findings on responsibility.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16

Gabriella Querino, 26, and Sean Michieli, 25, died after their small boat collided Saturday with a five-ton water taxi in the Venetian Lagoon and sank.
The couple had left Burano to collect bait for Michieli's work as a clam fisherman; Querino was later recovered from the water, while Michieli died the next day at Venice-Mestre Hospital.
Italian media reported the pair had married on June 8 and were expecting their first child; Querino had moved from Brazil about two years ago and was seeking a fishing license.
The cause of the crash remains unclear, and the water taxi driver is under investigation for nautical homicide as prosecutors examine the circumstances.