Boater Authorities Believe Hit Teen Says He Had 'No Idea' About Accident 

We use flags when skier falls!

Yeah, aren't you supposed to be 16 to legally water ski in Cali?

@@burriibizcuits9681 this occurred in Florida, not California.

@@Arithryka ah that makes sense

I haven't seen any reports stating how much time passed between her falling off her wakeboard and her being hit. However, a witness from another boat did state that the yacht, she was wakeboarding from, was urgently blaring its horn as it was circling back to the girl so it was likely less than a minute and it can take only a couple of seconds for a child or pet to get loose, dart into a street and get hit by a car.

he shouldn't be operating a boat, let alone by himself, even if he didn't know, hes way too old to be doing that. i think he noticed.

If that is true, that he in fact had no idea he k*lled someone, that actually makes it much worse and he is a danger to society operating those vessels. I see old people every day here in FL driving their cars like absolute psychos because they have no idea what's happening around them. Just the other day a very old woman was driving her car in the wrong direction on a one way street toward me and I had to get off the road to avoid us colliding.

​@@firelordplayz how much time have you spent operating a boat? You have engine noise, wind noise, and noise from chop hitting the hull. You also have limited visibility over the bow to see who or what is the water between the chop and swells. It's not a stretch at all to believe the boat operator was doing everything by the book and had no idea he hit someone in the water. Skiing in a high traffic area is not the smartest thing to do. Her safety was in the hands of whoever was towing her. That's who failed her.

Oh please, he knew. Cops were looking for his boat for days giving out exact descriptions yet he never called. He knew a young girl was killed in the same exact area and at the same exact time he was boating yet kept quiet. He always knew. Now he's playing the I'm too old and feeble to be a criminal card.

​@@jamslam5641 Maybe he was out of town those days visiting relatives. Rich people travel a lot

Would you be equally defensive of him and understanding if it was you or your loved one instead of the teen?

Good thing your not a judge 😉

Judge is going to agree.😉​@clarkness77

It comes down to if he was speeding where he shouldn't be

​@firelordplayz yes

Ever hear of hiding plain sight?

You clearly know nothing about boating

@@YEEYEE-dy8tkNo offense, but you clearly haven’t even been on a cruise ship to say that. A boat is not a car and when you make contact with somebody at the waterline it isn’t easy to see or hear especially if you’re in 70’s.

You’re right 78 is way too old to drive a boat, now being president on the other hand

@@YEEYEE-dy8tk let’s look at this, I estimate the boat is about 46 - 53 feet long. And the wheel where you control the boat is on the back. That’s about 30 feet away from the bow. Making it impossible to look from that. And he was the only one on that boat at the time. And yes, I do know about boating since my parents own one for our lake house.

Wonder if he was driving fast around people swimming? There's a no wake zone (I own 2 boats)

An episode

For real. I thought it was saying the teen didn't know they were hit by a boat.

Yea he was just a old fart shouldn’t have been boating

99% of people never been on a boat lmao?

Most of the world’s population lives by the coast so I would say your statement is 99% false.

I hate when people pull statistics out of their ass just to support their argument💀💀💀 ….but neither the less, I agree, it could very well be an accident. Sad

Blah blah blah 😂😂😂

How? The video doesn't show any footage of what happened nor mentions any witnesses' statements. Talk about jumping to conclusions.

@@pbs36Because it’s a large speed boat on water with waves loud engines hitting someone so small. He didn’t hide the boat, didn’t go into hiding. Why would a elderly millionaire as such purposefully kill someone

Really? Would you say that if it was you who got hit or your loved one?

@@firelordplayz If it was him he’d also be dead so how could he say

@@TrenchPlays For all we know the guy could be asleep behind the wheel or just not be fit to operate a boat that size because of his age. We known nothing, so don't excuse him.

Agreed!

I grew up on boats and water skiing in FL. A crowded area like that is a no-brainer. We knew even as kids that it would be a big, fat NO from dad. So very sad 😢

Never should have been skiing there,terrible tragedy

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People go to jail for accidents

@@NickBurns-ey6od what does that have to do with anything? It’s still an accident and is not bringing the little girl back.

@@tf8187 he should be in jail

@@NickBurns-ey6od and in my comment did I say that he shouldn’t be?

So it's almost as if there needs to be some changes on boat regulations to better ensure the safety of everybody on the water.

⁠​⁠@@Golgari213 it’s almost as if those regulations and safety measures already exist, and this was in a high-traffic area where tragic accidents can occur in a split second on a busy day.

@@Golgari213 So, punish EVERYONE and the millions who use boats correctly without issues due to something like this? 14 kids on one boat is a disaster waiting to happen.

@@AxelZara damn bro you're so angry lol

Manslaughter is a criminal investigation. There can be zero criminal intent, and no foul play, but the circumstance of the situation makes it criminal

The purpose of a criminal investigation is first of all to determine whether a crime was committed, but since you’ve got it all figured out…well…

You don't know how the law works 😂 It's an investigation. Do you know what that means? The man hasn't been charged.

Hit and run is a crime.

He killed somebody, like that is a crime and why they do an investigation.

Don't forget about his luxury waterfront home in Coral Gables

To be fair inside edition also pointed out that the girls family is also very wealthy with political ties. They mentioned that the girl went to a private school that cost $50,000 Money and wealth just adds to the story. Sad, but true

@@McChicken94 um, I didn't hear them say one thing about the girl's family.

@@colorsafebleach5381 They have it in another clip from one or two days before they released this one. You can check it out on inside editions channel or just RU-vid it. It is called "Boat found in connection with death of teen ballerina." In that clip they talk about her being a dancer and attending a private school that cost $50,000. Funny thing is that in that comment section there were multiple people asking the similar question of why they had to point out how much the school cost. They also talk about her grandfather being an ambassador and Dr. Jill Biden going to comfort the family.

Blame the victim much

I knew it wouldn't be long 🙄. Your comment is like saying a person driving that has the right of way, doesn't have to pay attention to the people who DON'T have the right away. Just as you THINK she shouldn't have been water skiing because of "the crowd," can also be said about him for not being more aware & alert because he SEES OTHER PEOPLE WATER SKIING ON THAT "CROWDED" LAKE. Yall act like just because something is an "accident" there shouldn't be any repercussions. And what makes you think he's telling the truth🤔? Oh, I get it. Because he says so, huh?

Operating a boat that big, he did not have visibility. Whatever was in the water he would not have seen it. With a boat that large you need to take proper precautions. He may not have done anything wrong, but he could have done better.

What a stupid logic

someone was going the wrong way.... in a confined body of water, you need to respect the boating rules...if the jet ski cross the path of the boat, and boat was in it's lane then jet ski would be at fault... if the driver of the boat was not in his lane or in lane and speeding, then he would be at fault. if it was out in open water, then totally different situation.

I don’t understand

@@michaelashley2855: The meaning: usually people waterski in safer areas, not near boat traffic. Usually they ski with smaller, faster boats to turn quickly to go get and keep safe anyone who fell into the water. Also, not a great idea to have two people falling into the water and a distance apart. Everything about the waterskiing was badly planned and unsafe.

He was. Unfortunately, this report misses the fact that the yacht was towing TWO girls who fell one after the other and the yacht was picking up the other girl when Ella was hit.

You didn't even proofread your own comment.

Absolutely

who tows behind a 42 footer??????? it takes forever to turn around

What many reports miss is that the boat was actually towing TWO girls and both fell at different times. The other girl, who was closer to the yacht, was being picked up when Ella was hit. According to witnesses the yacht was urgently sounding its horn at the time..

I'm sure the police and their lawyer instructed them to give that statement

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Nothing should happen to him the driver of the boat who abandoned the two girls instead of stopping and turning back right away should be charged Hitting a person in a boat is different than a car

what would you like to happen to him? I don't think he knew he hit her. that is a very large and loud boat. Its not like operating a car where you react to slightest bump,

It’s not about being wealth, it’s about facts.

well shes his attorney after all, so obviously she would make strong points like such.

​@FwMetro.248 I wasn't there either. So I can make strong points too.

Agree 💯

My father is 90, looks 60, and has never had an accident driving. He regularly goes camping towing a caravan with his pick-up truck, and also has a soft-top French sports car. He's a retired motor mechanic, but still does all the work on his cars and is physically active. Age is just a number, not a shut-down period, healthwise, something that you'll come to realise when you, yourself, get near 70 and discover that you're not as useless as young people imagine you to be.

Then he shouldn't have been driving the boat

What evidence? A boat like that is too big for any damage to occur and any blood that would transfer would be washed off instantly.

I don’t believe he knew…but, if he did and thought he wouldn’t get caught, why hide it. Let’s see what the jury says. This is truly awful, nobody wins here but the attorneys. 😢

How senseless - how do you hide a boat that size

Who says it looked like that when it happened?