A mother was killed in a parasailing accident on Monday when she slammed into The Seven-Mile Bridge.
The mother and her son and nephew slammed into the Seven-Mile Bridge while parasailing in the Florida Keys. once the three family members were flying. This means that the sail was so full of air that the boat below no longer had control of the chute.
The boat's captain then cut the tethered line, according to the report. The victims fell from an unknown height and were dragged through the water by the parasail until they slammed into the Seven-Mile Bridge. Parasail Safety Council founder Mark McCulloh said cutting a line when it becomes pegged is not standard protocol.
The Seven-Mile Bridge extends U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys and runs all the way to Key West. "In a high wind, the parasail is not going to land and collapse, number one, it’s going to keep on going," he said, according to NBC 6."You never cut the line when you’re in mid-flight. Because then you’ve lost total control of it."
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