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Young newlyweds killed after boat collides with water taxi and sinks in Venice lagoon

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Gabriella Querino and Sean Michieli, both 25 and newlyweds for three months, died in a boat collision with a water taxi in the Venetian Lagoon on Saturday morning. The couple's small boat sank after hitting a 5-ton water taxi while traveling from Burano to collect bait; Michieli was hospitalized but pronounced brain-dead the next day, and Querino's body was later recovered from the lagoon. The incident is under investigation with the water taxi driver suspected of nautical homicide.

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Sean Michieli, 25, a newlywed fisherman from Cavallino-Treporti, Italy, died on Saturday after his small fishing boat collided with a water taxi in the Venetian Lagoon. His pregnant Brazilian wife Gabriela Querino, 26, was missing for days following the accident but her body was found Tuesday, just over a mile away from where Michieli's body was recovered. The couple had only been married for three months and were out fishing when their boat sank due to the collision in Venice, Italy. Rescue efforts were hindered by high tides and muddy waters, with darkness and fog being investigated as potential causes of the accident. Venice prosecutors have initiated a nautical homicide investigation into the incident, which local authorities described as an "immense tragedy." Querino's family raised suspicions about the circumstances leading up to the collision, suggesting that the couple had a serious argument the night before and she was contemplating leaving him.

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Italian Italy Jam Press Venice Venice-Mestre Hospital

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Jam Press ORG · 3× Querino PERSON · 3× Italian NORP · 2× Italy GPE · 2× Michieli PERSON · 2× Venice GPE · 2× Gabriella Querino PERSON · 1× Ribeirão Preto GPE · 1× Sean Michieli PERSON · 1× Venice-Mestre Hospital ORG · 1×

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Last week, a passenger ferry carrying 47 people sank while traveling between two islands in Vanuatu, leaving at least one person dead and more than 30 others missing. Just a few weeks earlier, a ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus, killing multiple people.

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2026-09-17 · Fox News

Young newlyweds killed after boat collides with water taxi and sinks in Venice lagoon · assertive framing

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A pair of young newlyweds were killed in an accident involving a water taxi in Venice just three months after they were married. asserted

they → kill → Venice

Gabriella Querino, 26, and Sean Michieli, 25, were killed Saturday morning in a collision involving a 5-ton water taxi, Jam Press reported. asserted

Press → kill → taxi

The couple was in a boat that had departed from Burano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon, about 6 miles northeast of central Venice. asserted

that → depart → Venice

They had set out to collect bait for Michieli's work as a clam fisherman. asserted

They → set → fisherman

Shortly afterward, the couple's boat collided with the water taxi and sank. asserted

boat → collide → taxi

Querino was reported missing in the immediate aftermath of the crash, and search efforts were hampered by strong currents and poor visibility. asserted

efforts → report → currents

Her body was eventually recovered from the lagoon. asserted

body → recover → lagoon

Michieli was rushed to Venice-Mestre Hospital with severe head and facial injuries and other injuries across his body. asserted

Michieli → rush → body

He was pronounced brain-dead the next day. asserted

He → pronounce → ?

Querino, originally from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, moved to Italy about two years ago. asserted

Querino → move → Italy

She developed a passion for fishing alongside her husband, who was from Cavallino-Treporti, Italy, according to Jam Press. uncertain

who → develop → Press

She was working to obtain the necessary license to join her husband in the fishing industry, according to the outlet. uncertain

She → work → outlet

The couple was expecting their first child, Italian newspaper Il Resto del Carlino reported. asserted

newspaper → expect → child

They were married June 8. asserted

They → marry → ?

Querino's mother, Gisele Elorriaga, told Brazilian media her daughter "was building a life for herself over there, and she was happy," Jam Press reported. asserted

Press → tell → herself

The cause of the collision remains unknown. asserted

cause → remain → collision

The water taxi driver is under investigation for nautical homicide as authorities work to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision, Italian news outlet Notizie.it reported. asserted

outlet → work → collision

Fox News Digital reached out to the Venice Public Prosecutor's Office for additional information about the investigation. asserted

Digital → reach → investigation

The tragedy comes amid a series of deadly boating incidents around the world in recent weeks. asserted

tragedy → come → weeks

ferry → carry → people