MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed at the construction site for a new central Florida hospital, officials said. The collapse occurred at the site of the new Cape Canaveral Hospital in Merritt Island, which is on the Atlantic coast about 60 miles east of Orlando.

On June 4, 2025, a devastating crane collapse at the Cape Canaveral Hospital construction site in Merritt Island, Florida, resulted in the deaths of two construction workers. The incident occurred during a period of severe weather,