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

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

They 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.

Querino was reported missing in the immediate aftermath of the crash, and 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.

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

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

They were married June 8.

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.

The cause of the collision remains unknown.

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.

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

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