Two boaters got into a heated altercation while out on Florida waters earlier this week … and the confrontation got so intense, cops say they’re now investigating the matter.

The incident happened on Tuesday … when Gage Towles, a fisherman, was approached by Brock Horner, a clearly ticked-off, self-proclaimed charter captain.

In video Towles shared on his YouTube page, you can see Horner appeared upset with Towles over the way he and a few others had interacted with him as he passed underneath the bridge a few days prior.

Towles pleaded with the man to “chill” — and then he apologized repeatedly, while screaming, “I’m a kid!”

After some heated moments, Towles mercifully drove Horner back to his boat … and the quarrel subsided.

The Punta Gorda Police Department said in a statement Wednesday a police report related to the incident has been filed … and its detectives are now probing the matter. It added the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission as well as the U.S. Coast Guard are assisting in the investigation.

So far, no arrests have been made.

Gayle King is catching some flak online after casually using a gay slur on live TV … throwing it out in the middle of a joke she was quoting.

The TV host was interviewing Matteo Lane — a well-known author and comedian — on “CBS Mornings” about his new book “Your Pasta Sucks: A Cookbook” … when she quoted one of Lane’s jokes back at him.

King says, “Can we talk about the stand-up? Can I just say one joke? I hope I don’t get in trouble. You do a riff about white women who approached you, and they said something about cooking, and you said, ‘What in the f****try are you talking about?'”

So, Lane clearly wasn’t offended by the use of the word … and, King hasn’t apologized — so, it seems everyone’s walking away from this moment without any outrage. At least, everyone directly involved in the moment ain’t outraged.

While it was a lighthearted moment on the show, some online didn’t appreciate Gayle’s words much … calling the host out for using the slur even though she was quoting a joke.

Paul Walker‘s daughter is living her best life south of the border … and she’s blessing us with some bikini photos from her oceanfront vacation.

Meadow Rain Walker is down in Los Cabos, Mexico … soaking up the rays in an itsy bitsy piece of swimwear.

Check out the photos … Meadow is kicking back at her beachfront resort in a black bikini, showing off her toned figure and a couple tattoos near the edge of her bikini bottoms.

She even relaxed with a cigarette … lighting up right in front of her villa.

Paul’s only daughter, Meadow was born in California and raised in Hawaii before moving back to Cali with Paul … and looks like she’s a Dodgers fan these days … which is a lot easier now that they’re the best team in baseball.