A pair of young newlyweds were killed in a tragic accident involving a water taxi in Venice – just three months after they were married. Gabriella Querino, 26, and Sean Michieli, 25, were killed Saturday morning in a collision involving a five-ton water taxi, Jam Press reported.The couple was in a boat that had departed from Burano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon, about six miles northeast of central Venice.BELOVED CRUISE SPOT WILL BE OFF LIMITS THROUGH 2027 AS SAFETY CONCERNS LINGERThey had set out to collect bait for Michieli's work as a clam fisherman.Shortly afterward, the couple's boat collided with the water taxi — and sank.Gabriella Querino, 26, and her husband, Sean Michieli, 25, were killed in a collision involving a water taxi in Venice.(Jam Press)Querino was reported missing in the immediate aftermath of the crash as search efforts were hampered by strong currents and poor visibility. Her body was eventually recovered from the lagoon.Michieli was rushed to Venice-Mestre Hospital with severe head and facial injuries and other injuries across his body.
He was pronounced brain-dead the next day.CRUISES THROWN INTO CHAOS AS DROUGHT STRANDS SHIPS, LEAVES PASSENGERS SCRAMBLINGQuerino, originally from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, moved to Italy about two years ago. She developed a passion for fishing alongside her husband, who was from Cavallino-Treporti, Italy, according to Jam Press. A five-ton water taxi collided with the couple's boat, which later sank in the Venetian Lagoon, according to reports.A stock image of a Venetian water taxi is seen above.
(Alessandro Levati/Getty Images)She was working to obtain the necessary license to join her husband in the fishing industry, according to the outlet.The couple was expecting their first child, Italian newspaper Il Resto del Carlino reported.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThey were married June 8.Querino's mother, Gisele Elorriaga, told Brazilian media her daughter "was building a life f...