A witness shared a video showing it was windy and there were menacing clouds before a woman died and two boys were injured on Monday while parasailing in the Florida Keys.
Whoever cut the line should be responsible for everything that happened to those people. How could someone just cut the line to a mom and 2 small children that trusted you. Horrible
That's the way I see it. He could have used the throttle and kept them at bay til the winds passed. Without them being anchored to the boat they where doomed. And u sure didn't see the captain trying to intercept them. Smh
Instead of praying to God for help he cut the line. Perhaps when he gets to the pearly gates some day St Peter will kik him down the stairs right into hell
Bra I wanna say u gotta read the waivers but I doubt thr waiver mentions the captain cutting the tether for choppy weather ..choppy weather that he should have accounted for
Cutting the rope to “save the boat from being dragged” was basically homicide IMHO. WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT?! What kind of person sends three people to their death to “save a boat from being dragged”.
Besides the fact that the captain is completely responsible for their deaths, why in the ever loving f*** would you take people parasailing in weather like that?
Some greedy people only care about 💰 and nothing else matters. Those poor people. I hope this POS captain is punished to the full extent of the law. 🙏💔😞
@JIM D no Jim that’s not the question. The company is liable for trying to profit in unsafe conditions. The customer was on vacation and assumed if they were open that it was deemed safe by the company who she trusted. In what world does cutting that line make more sense? And what type of bum would blame the victims here? Stay behind the monitor Jimmy boy. It’s safer.
@JIM D , exactly. It was incredibly irresponsible for the mother to take little children up in such bad weather. They could have waited a day. I've been parasailing bit would not have done it if it was as windy as it obviously was in this video.
It sounds like the "captain" was more worried about his boat being pulled into deeper waters than the welfare of his customers. First mistake was not training them properly. Second, going out into uncertain weather. Third, cutting them loose. Negligent and criminal in every way. Hope he gets his due justice....
@@MrWencke no that makes no sense, that person was on the job, obligated, and signed to protect to customers in case of an emergency…that was a high powered Boat, they were fine, he literally killed them, and let them go. Maybe watch the video again, or go hop in an ocean and actually find out how brutal nature is. You PoS kid.
This is a hard case. Yes the boat operator took these people up when he should have ceased operating due to excessively high winds but the mother should not have taken two little children up in the parasail. It was Obviously unfavourable weather and she should have known better. Cutting the line was possibly the best of the bad choices the boat operator had at the time.
I've parasailed with my wife in slightly rough weather conditions before and my wife freaked out midair and began to feel weak. She was still holding on to the belts connecting us to the sail but said she was about to lose consciousness. I signaled the captain twice and when he realized what was going on he began retracting the line and we started descending. I can't imagine what this poor woman and kids went through but it must've been a terrifying experience. The fact that the captain decided to cut the ONLY connection they had to safety rendering them completely vulnerable and helpless is unfathomable and infuriating. No one in their right mind would ever make such a decision, let alone someone who does this for a living and is supposed to follow safety standards and regulations and act in a professional manner. This is a clear case of manslaughter but I would also look into other motives as well. Those kids are traumatized for life and the son will live the rest of his life without his mom. Manslaughter sentences do not reflect that and will never feel like justice has been done. Note: the captain of the boat did not attempt to follow them in his boat, he did not try to help in any way and, contrary to his claims, his phone records showed no 911 call attempt. He surely is a pos.
As an avid boater of 25 years who boats weekly in Pacific Northwest waters that are cold and deadly, this was outright negligence. This man was paid for this and should have known weather conditions! Every experienced boater knows to check wind strength, direction and all weather...including small craft advisories. When weather started to change since he was already out on the water, he should have gotten them on his boat immediately. Cutting the lines, he did not try to save them! The other boats had to save the boys and managed to. He deserves to be fined and jailed plain and simple! We have towed a boat in distress...my husband is coast guard trained. This is not appropriate boating behavior and is criminal in nature. Those poor kids and losing both a Mother to one and an Aunt to the other? NO words will suffice in this unnecessary tragedy!
I'm just wondering if the coast guard can set rules like cutting a robe on someone in the air. Is that a normal procedure? This has happen before where the line was cut and they go sailing off into the storm.
Ok, please explain this.... People are writing that "he cut the line, to save his boat", if that is accurate, was the boat undamaged? If he hadn't cut the line, what would've happened? And would the same results had occurred? I don't ride boats. I'm simply needing clarity on why he would make such a decision.
They let the people who they took out there just fend for themselves, a mother and two small children. Disgusting. You don’t even see the boat racing after them trying to attempt to help in someway, thank God for that good Samaritan however, without his help those two children would probably be dead as well.
Dude, if he cut the line like everyone is saying, that’s straight up murder. This is America as real problem and it has nothing to do with guns, it has to do with the value people place on human life.
Guns make it easier for that lack of value to be realised. Both can be true. Americans place little value on communal responsibility or the life of their fellow man _and_ guns contribute.
@@oiinahgiiusadurrybrahchuck7209 how is it irrelevant? We were talking about the value(or lack there of) people place on human life, and i used abortion as an example. come correct next time
@@paulrogers00 that’s not what happened. Your logic routing is dreadful. Please stop. Oh and “lack of values comes from” abortion? You can’t seriously think that’s a sensible or even whole thought?
the crazy thing is that you need a license to professionally let other parasail with your equipment & part of me feels as if this dude didnt even have a permit because of how unprofessional he was.
@@kennaluvschu weather conditions does not matter much to these operators even if they’re licensed. It’s just negligence, This isn’t the first time it’s been discussed on news networks. Better to go sky diving imo, at least you are tethered to the person while engaging in such dangerous activities.
We’ve went to other countries and did parasailing and if the captain thinks the wind is even little too much he just cancelled the ride. This guy sounds like it was all about profit and didn’t even consider the well being of those people. My condolences to that family.
Got friends that live out there and yes the weather is very unpredictable but this captain still should look out for dangerous conditions but who knows how long his been doing this kind of work.
And she has the nerve to say “please be respectful” no ma’am. Your husband needs to provide some answers to that family. How about you be respectful of them?
@@fredgervinm.p.3315 You can't sign a contract for someone to legally kill you through poor and wrong decisions on their part. Anything they signed would be tossed out in mere seconds. It's like you go on a roller coaster that they cut a giant chunk of the track away on.
@@bigwilson4373 Yea, no fine print is going to save the company here. Depending on how negligent the company was will determine if manslaughter is warranted.
The boat had others persons onboard, don't get all dramatic. He didn't murder anybody at best mansalughter you do understand the difference between murder and manslaughter ? Did the capt make the e best decision?We where not present do not know at that time.
@@kfelix2934 Manslaughter is an accidental death. This was not accidental but intentional. Sure he didn't know they'd die but he cut the rope which lead to the death. At most murder II. Not premeditated for Murder I, but he definitely put their lives in danger. Manslaughter would be the rope snapped leading to death.
@@jjkhawaiian Good try but you have no clue of the legal requirements between the two. I'm sum it up for you; murder ( regards of 1 2 3 degree ) is a intentional killing. e.g I get a gun and shoot cause you cuss me out , that equals murder Manslaughter is an unintentional killing. e.g I driving wreckless doing donuts in my car and my tire flies off an strikes a bystander in the head causing injuries where you die. That incident was an intentional killing act. or You step on my 2k USD pair of ostrich skinned boots and we exchange some ones and I punch you and you fall backward and your head hits the table and you die. Again manslaugher would be the correct charge. In most states and situations like this they will go with manslaughter since it would be easier to gain a conviction ( remember double jeopardy applies, so if they can't meet the standards for murder they can't retry with manslaughter ) Did Capt Couch make a bad decision? yes. Was it murder as in intentional? hello no. I do not think for one second the capt would thought the wind would drag them over a mile away into a bridge. I would also think any reasonably intelligent person would have came up with the same conclusion. We all could be made and upset, but that does not change the legal requirement. And if any other parasailer are called as witness and say will I would or have also cut my tie rope as a normal means to cancel a wing on flight, I would think. the state of FLA would have a hard time even gaining a mansalugher conviction. Let give you even more clues, the two quickest ways to get a sail back on the ground (water) is to 1> stop the boat 2> or cut the boat from the sail . In both case this stops the propulsion force that would keep them in flight. Me and you where not present an thy already have person ( witness ) who claim he did not see the event unfolding as alife or death emergency until it became a life or death event. 😃
My word, this is unimaginable!!! So many questions about this “captain”, his qualifications and what the heck he was thinking ! How long did he fight the line, did he “mayday mayday” for help and did he have a trained assistant on the boat ???? I sure hope there are some competent investigators because this guy is a threat to his customers !
This is terrifying. Are you telling me this mom and the kids paid for this activity and the captain just decided it was too windy and decided to “save his boat” by endangering his customers lives without them even having a choice? This dude needs to be held accountable big time.
UH, maybe he cut it so his boat would not slam into them or vice versa. Ever think of that~?? AND maybe he thought he'd have a better chance of motoring to rescue them if his boat did not get tied up in the lines.
As a captain myself that 49 year old is completely responsible and him cutting them loose giving up the last of any control he had over their lives and fates,sealing his own fate. That poor woman and kids would never have experienced this had he truly been in control and factoring in all probabilities including and especially the weather. RIP ma'am
Also there was seven people on the boat that was being capsized should he have let everybody drown because she's not pulling the cord she was instructed to pull
How are you a captain of anything other than disgrace? You don’t understand the principles of the Sea sir…. You are a liar and a gross display of Humanity
@@0xsergy The Culture has been dumbed down and can no longer comprehend this dynamic part of life... they've now built Humans to Hate and blame on anything and everything. Poor guy will spend the rest of his life in prison for doing what he learned from the wisest Humans of the Great sea's.
I worked for a para-sail company in Kona Hawaii. Cutting the sail to save the boat is MADNESS, not to mention sailing in bad weather! That captain is totally liable...
Thank you!! there’s dung beetles in the comments saying “I WOULDA SAVED MAH BOAT HE WON’T BE LIABLE” and I’m glad to hear someone who actually worked at a parasailing company saying not only was he wrong but he’s totally liable.
Would there ever be a reason to cut? I only ask bc I have NO knowledge of parasailing. I'm trying to piece this together in my mind. This ALMOST sounds malicious, but again idk anything
Maybe she wanted to die and take the boys with her, and this was her plan all along. And the captain might have been an old friend just trying to help. You don't know her.
Bet it's not insured at the boat level or his business level. I wouldn't be surprised if this guy just rides the water until he finds someone with 60 bucks to spare. No way this guy is on the up and up. He is going to jail or sued into oblivion.
Exactly what I was thinking, why not reel them in. I mean if cutting a line is the only solution in a situation like this I'm surprised parasailing isn't banned.
This is so horrifying! I can't imagine how scared the mom, her son and nephew were during that time. Then after they crashed into the bridge, the boys were still tethered to their dead mom/aunt. Such a tragic event. Condolences to the family. 🙏🏼
did he even bother to warn them about potential risks so they could have a chance to rethink this and choose something funner and safer?? I get upset rather easy but Anger doesn't cut it and grief doesn't cut it for me this time. A great step would be tighter safety protocols and screening applicants to make sure they arent' a,. .. well for lack of a better term, : a Retaard sorry to say it, but it's true
Not only did he obviously not show them how to release their harness but he then INTENTIONALLY cut them lose to fend for themselves. Criminal negligence that will land him in prison.
"IF" charges will be filed??? Like WTHeck! A mother died and two children injured all due to negligence. Yes, charges should be filed! My thoughts and prayers are with this family who are grieving the loss of this wife/ mother/daugther/sister. Absolutely NO excuse for what happened..
Um, an investigation is still necessary to confirm facts. I am sure you’d appreciate full investigation were it you in this situation before being charged based on news reports.
@@winter_s_44 exactly, everyone in these comments who 0 of where actually there, just assume the captain of the boat cut them loose for no reason which is very unlikely.
This is why I would never go parasailing. You don’t have any control in the air and have to rely on the boaters and I’ve learned more than enough in my young life to not rely on others if you’re not able to take any ounce of control.
If the weather was that bad the captain should have known to not operate that day. Then he chose to cut the line to save his boat, not his life, but his boat. The captain is directly responsible for that mother's death, he should be held accountable.
No one has any business out there on a day like that. Someone needs to be held responsible. What seems to be fun could cost lives. Remember the Danger factor folks.
Something very similar happened like this several years ago in NC. The families only got $100,000 because there is some crazy maritime law that limited this to be the max payout. People were outraged but there was nothing that could be done. The guy skated away with millions still in his pocket because he has a very successful business while he killed 2 people. There was even a small craft Waring out at the time they took people out and yet that still didn't matter in the settlement.
@@Hanibul_Lecktor Her family about to get paid either way bc he should have brought them down to shore as soon as the weather was unfit. You and the captain can both gfys.
@Tye... Boy, thanks so much for that 3rd sentence there, cpt. obvious. Otherwise I... and the rest of us clueless viewers... would have completely missed THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS STORY/VIDEO. Dipchit...
@@j4kgang921 when the captain cut the tether connecting the Sail they were on from the boat. It was out of control and heading towards a bridge at a high rate of speed. Unable to stop the sail crashed into the bridge. Blunt trauma. You could compare it car accidents..
@infoslinger Regardless of the weather or not you don't cut the line there. He should go down for 3 counts of MURDER. Only way to prevent these money hungry parasailing boats from doing this again.
how dare that woman tell the camera crews to “be respectful” when this “captain” couldn’t give a care in the world about people he was supposed to be TAKING CARE OF. who gave this man a permit if he even has one?!
@@norml.hugh-mann because right after they told her to be respectful, the reporter said "when talking to another neighbor..." and moved to the girl on the front porch who did talk, implying that the last pair was also a neighbor. The reporter isn't going to tell you they're harassing neighbors, but that's their MO.
The Capt is guilty of 1st degree manslaughter, never cut the line even if the boat is being pulled backwards ,this same thing happened in Clearwater Beach 30 years ago ...Flying in unsafe conditions and cutting the line. Absolute incompetence
So like this can't be the first time this has happened to him taking somebody out in high winds has he ever cut anybody loose before and just nothing happened
I went parasailing in the Bahamas 20 years ago, never again. A single clip was holding us to the sail, and it was terrifying... Not my idea of a thrill ride.
@@thedevilsadvocate5210 Just greedy. Once the parasail pulled it to the shore it would've stopped. The boat would have been damaged, but the people on board would have been fine.
@@TehPesky The lady died. I would say there is something wrong with that. If it was you that was murdered by the cowardly boat captain think of how much the world would have lost
Charges should be filed against the business owner & boat captain. They should never have been operating in such bad weather. They are 100% responsible for the womans death & the injuries to the children.
Having spent the last several months traveling the keys on a small sail boat, I have seen many Incidents tourist boat captains being irresponsible or simply plain stupid.
was that even a legit company with a boat even big enough to be able to handle that type of business? so horrific. rip to the mom and I hope those boys will be okay as they're forever going to me traumitized from this 💗
I live In the Keys. They should have never went out to begin with. We knew the weather would be bad the day prior and appropriate warnings were issued for marine crafts. It was the reason we didn't go out on our boat for Memorial day. But that being said I am told the entire family was still on the boat while it was being dragged down. Perhaps the captain was trying to save 10 other lives? Still a bad choice. Never cut the line. But we weren't in his shoes at the time.
That boat owner had better be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and the family should sue continue by suing him in civil court for compensatory and punitive damages too!
Sounds like the captain never properly trained the woman, you can release the parachute from your harness as well. Pretty good case of negligence here.
release it ...after it Spiraled 300 Feet at High Speed into the Shark infested Waters perhaps the Woman would be alive...do they even Have to wear life Jackets..
For whatever it’s worth, I went parasailing once, and we were provided life jackets, but never trained how to release the parachute or do anything else
Why would you allow a family to go out in weather and waves like that. When you begin to vaule money over lives. Then you should not run a company that puts lives at risk if you don't care for people's safety the fact you can look children in the face and still put them out in rough conditions like that is ridiculous
So the captain is responsible for her death? WTF? I hope he gets a VERY SEVERE punishment! I hope they dont let him get a way with this!! Piece of sh*t!
he is white so, that is not on the table at this moment... they had put out a apb to arrested a few his hispanics because they had popped a few balloons in the water and the city gave around the clock coverage until they were arrested the next day but here we have this manslaughter but hey, he didnt litter and he is white so all is good
Only two reasons for cutting a line. First reason, extreme wind gust or the towing craft was so small it was being lifted into the air from extreme wind gust. Both situations are caused by negligent operators who use to small of a towing vessel in regards to the size of the parasail and weight of the customer & craft. Also, not canceling when the weather is to dangerous to safely operate.
@@thefix2573 Good point! Yeah, I never brought my son surfing with me at 25’ Waimea Bay. However, we often surf together in 2’ to 5’ conditions at spots the have sand bottoms instead of reef. Sadly, many parents are unaware of changing weather conditions, (in regards to safety) or the potential of how dangerous certain “activities” can be.
This boat captain and I use that term hypocritically, was so afraid that his boat might be damaged that he was willing to allow two children and a woman to be drag to their death and drown in order to save his pretty little boat.
@@mikejones24 if you bungee jump and the cord parts and you plummet to your death who do you blame, your self for not checking condition of the bungee cord or how many times it’s been used or the operator for not checking it after every jump. Get my drift. You put your trust in the operator ie Capt to make what should be a professional decision as this is what he is supposed to be knowledgeable of not the customer
@@phil8212 yes i think it would be fault as well because i chose to bungee jump knowing the cord might break but i do it any way IF WE WERE MEANT TO FLY WE WOULD HAVE WINGS
@@mikejones24 If they were white you'll feel a lot better about him being held accountable. He took their money and he knew better because he owned a boat, not them. So say it how you'd actually mean it good another white guy decided to kill an innocent colored woman and attempted to kill her 2 colored kids because all he wanted was their money. He didn't even care as you could see about the mother's in general. He's such a coward he had to get his girl to speak for him. He deserves punishment but people like you only care about whites.
Seems like the driver of the boat was more concerned about his life and boat than the 3 human beings beings attached to the parasail by cutting off the line!
The whole thing was irresponsible. That guy should have known better. I see criminal negligence here which led to negligent homicide. Charges should be pressed.
People need to study the history of Southern Florida. He gladly took their money but wanted no responsibility for their safety. @1:39 - 'Since it is an active investigation, it is nobody's place'. Huh? How about this is a terrible accident and we pray for the family and friends. They better get a lawyer quick because they will be riding on scooter after the civil lawsuit.
I was at orange beach last week. It’s double red flags, one teen died who was in waist deep water due to insane rip tide. Another father and son almost died and had dry drowning. I have never seen waves, wind, or anything like the weather.
@@AK4974U Ok, I understand that you think killing invasive cats is ok, and I understand that, but you do not have to obsess over it on the internet, and ESPECIALLY do not use it to disrespect a teen’s death
How..? If he didn't it would've just dragged him into the bridge too.. by cutting it, it gives the chute more of a chance of collapsing, he did what he thought would help in the moment
@@budgetbuilt8838 would not have dragged him to bridge, if you look at video he all the time in the world to real them in. Those boats have at lot of power to at least hold position while reeling them back in or minimize back drift while still reeling them in. I ran parasail boats long enough to know how to read weather and when to stop flying versus making an extra buck. He should be charged and do no less than 20 yrs
Excuse me did she ask the reporter to be respectful?!!!! How about teaching your Man, or whatever the idiot is to you to be respectful!! He only cut a Woman to her death and attempted to kill the children too!
This can be a HUGE lawsuit. Also borderline criminal because of negligence on the part of the business ...anyone who knows about water sports knows the weather has to be VERY good in order to go para-sailing. I've done it before and felt very safe but it was also a blue sky/perfect sunny weather. 🎯
This is just sad and ridiculous on the “captains” part in so many ways….for one, even if cutting the line was the “right thing to do” (absolutely wasn’t) what were they then gonna do…?? just let them go out to sea like pieces of trash and then have to get a whole search and rescue started…?? Just so stupid in so many ways and I hope that guy gets prison….
That captain should have NEVER taken them out in those weather conditions…that’s his responsibility & part of his job!!! By cutting those lines he was selfishly thinking of himself & not them smh he should be held accountable!!
@@I_luv_french_fries OH! I get it you think a parasail is a 767 and YOU (as a spokesman for the charter) are spinning the death to make it sound like the Airline "cares" for the victims. Either that's a stretch to save face on your part or a christmas miracle has happened and I need to go back to church.
He was the cause of their death if he’s not charged he at least needs his business license revoked as he lacks sympathy to those who put money in his pocket a boat over human life come on buddy must have not had insurance to replace it but that’s so evil to even cut the line knowing children were there
I'm guessing this dude doesn't have a business license or insurance judging by his actions. Probably super getto operation, just some dude with a boat offering parasailing tours.
This is an act of evil, and selfishness…they were on the job, obligated to protect them. This person let them go into the wild ocean, and he let them to they’re deaths…poor kids…Jesus please?…
So lemme get this straight, you knew bad weather was a factor, it was windy 🌬 out, you still took their money cuz that’s what it’s all about and when you couldn’t handle the strong wind anymore, u cut loose the family just to save your boat? Am I getting that right? U didn’t even attempt to go after the family as u can clearly see they were being dragged in the water. Smh. It’s the money. I hope he’s being charged. Cuz again, he knew bad weather was in the area and it was windy. He needs to be held accountable.
How are you gonna operate a parasailing business and not know you're responsible for those ppl's lives. You can't cut the line on a family in the air. WTF is wrong with that guy. Oh well if your boat may be in danger. That's the chance you took to operate that business. He's 1000% responsible for that lady's death
Why would you want gods help when god sat and watched this happen and didnt intervene? Would you want comfort and condolences from the lifeguard that sat and watched your child drown?
@@jasonhuey8524 The John Templeton foundation already did an extensive study on the affects of prayer which took 3 years and cost $2.4 million dollars. It included a psychologist, a clergyman, and doctors from 6 different institutions including harvard medical center and the mayo clinic and they examined 1800 individuals and by the end of the study they concluded that prayer works at the same rate as chance. In fact, a select number of people from that pool of 1800 knew they were being prayed for and performed the worst of the various groups. You might as well flip a coin.
“It’s nobody’s place”.. That’s infuriating as hell! No apology or accountability. If I got someone killed I’d be doing/saying everything I could to prevent ot from happening again. Take responsibility and express some mourning for the damages YOU caused.
The man responsible wasn’t shown in this video ?? You’re mad someone who had nothing to do with the situation (it’s a neighbor) said it’s nobody’s place to speak on it? She’s right unless you’re a part of the situation why talk to the media it’s not your place..
@@OSRSnChill I thought she may have also been on the boat. They did show the man in the video, getting into his truck. Idk if the guy owns a business, or if he’s just a boater who takes people out privately. If she’s staff, she should still put in some word.
Every year a woman who I went to High School talks about the Parasailing accident(on Facebook) that injured her daughter and husband and warns of the dangers of it. I agree 100%. They weren't cut from their line or anything but they did slam into a building and were gravely injured. Makes you think. Is it worth it?
The person who cut the line is 100% responsible. Why couldn’t they just reel them back in slowly? If there was bad weather why were they even out there? What a sad story.
Needs to banned permanently, this has happened quite frequently throughout its history. It's should not be a tourist activity if somebody wants to do it as a sport, that's their own decision, risk and responsibility as an individual.
Captain should face jail time WTH did he think was gonna happen when he cut the line with two children attached to it? He’s a monster and should go to jail for simply that reason alone.
