Newlywed dies, pregnant wife missing after fishing boat smashes into water taxi

A recently married groom has died and his pregnant wife is missing after their small fishing boat collided with a water taxi in Venice, Italy.Sean Michieli, 25, died Saturday just three months after marrying his 26-year-old Brazilian sweetheart, Gabriela Querino, the Italian outlet L’Unione Sarda reported.The pair were out on a lagoon looking for bait when their boat collided with a water taxi, throwing them both into the water and sinking their boat.Michieli was pulled from the water with serious injuries, but later succumbed to his injuries — nine years after his uncle, Endrius, died in a similar boating tragedy.His bride — who moved to Italy two years ago and was pregnant with their first child — was never found and remains missing.Rescue efforts have been complicated by muddy waters and high tides.“I just want my daughter back alive,” her mom, Gisele Elorriaga, told Brazilian outlet Globo.It’s not known what caused the collision — with darkness and fog being investigated as potential causes — but Venice prosecutors have opened a nautical homicide investigation.Luca Zaia, president of the Regional Council of Veneto, called it “an immense tragedy for a family that was just beginning to build their future.”...