Yacht captain says area where teen was killed in Biscayne Bay is 'pretty dangerous'

[@CheshireCat-w5s]

It is a very real possibility that he didnt see her, and had no idea he had hit anything. So very sad.

[@FlowKio]

Or most likely he was drunk and went straight home to sleep

[@CheshireCat-w5s]

@@FlowKio I hope investigators are able to find the truth of the matter.

[@danielwymer1580]

@@FlowKio yes because if you’re over the blood alcohol level, which is super low on a boat like .04 or five, then you would be found guilty automatically! so go home and act stupid, at least you’re sober by then!

[@NickKautz]

@@FlowKio They already said alcohol wasn't a factor.

[@NickKautz]

I've been saying that since the story broke, and people were outraged that I would suggest such a thing. Even worse is that none of the news stations even considered it a possibility until it became obvious when they found they guy. Society's IQ is at an all time low.

[@user-ub2id7ie2l]

I have lived here for 58 years and i am also a USCG Captain. I would never pull or allow someone to be pulled on a boat in this super busy area.

[@xavierd3298]

Captian you would be in disbelief how these pin heads operate boats in miami. They speed, water ski and ride jetskis at full speed all in a congested area to probably show off because all that can be done miles out

[@macbook802]

Yes and a 78 year old that can't even see his toes should know that he shouldn't be operating such a deadly machine

[@leisurexs2844]

@@macbook802he seemed to be operating it where he was supose too, soo what’s your point ? He’s probably gone through that canal for the past 50 years, sooo again where is he wrong ?

[@NalaRichenbach]

@@macbook802 The elderly can keep their driver's license for as long as they want considering they pass an eye test. That's it. Why should boats be any different. He was an older fella but I'm sure he is more than capable of operating his boat. I think there should be a separate area for boogie boarders being towed. Boating and boarding don't mix.

[@Mudflat_Man]

I swam the bay to beer can island as a kid to get a Merit badge but it was under the supervision of adults and it was years ago. I would never let my kid out in such a busy area and not just freak out......

[@uploderpilot]

Nobody is talking about how it's illegal to pull a skier within 200 feet of another boat. Something makes me think the person towing the skiers is probably more negligent than we are being told. How was it possible for them to maintain the 200ft distance in that highly congested area. Almost like skiing, there was a stupid idea to begin with.

[@ericdishington428]

You nailed it.

[@geoffmcarthy7314]

Also seems like a crowded area to ski . We always go to the intercostal creeks and rivers to ski because of the traffic

[@kurtsherrick2066]

That is possibility. But the Driver pulling the Poor Girl can't control if another boater is not obeying safety measures. I grew up on the Tennessee River. Some people don't use their brain's in the water. And there always has to be someone watching the skiers. And to the point that the boat pulling the poor girl wasn't able to turn quickly to get back to her may be liable also. And you did make a good point the about the driver pulling her. They have to be aware of what is coming at them. Just all around neglect.

[@HairHoFla]

Ever been in biscayne bay on a weekend?

[@HairHoFla]

The negligence will ALWAYS be on the boat that hit a human

[@mike02ss]

If the water is choppy there’s almost no way he sees her. Wake boarding or skiing in a high traffic area is taking a high risk of something like this happening unfortunately.

[@xavierd3298]

I take my friends out spear fishing all the time and I always tell them I don't care if you have your divers down flag don't ever put your life in others hands expecting them to follow the rules. The young teens captian failed her. Why wasn't he further out away from high traffic

[@joseph87328]

42-foot boat pulling a skier, say no more.

[@zeke5491]

The person who operated the towing boat put this young girl at great risk

[@bbrcummins1984]

Never ever ski inside of the channel, that's like walking down the middle of the interstate

[@HairHoFla]

Biscayne Bay...channels are only observed by the big boats with deep drafts...."go fast" boats are zipping by at all angles....especially weekends

[@RBarn2000]

people can't even see small boats, you think they will see a bobbing head?

[@jcbell-dh1bm]

No! Very Very dangerous to be in water where large craft allowed.

[@adotintheshark4848]

Indeed, between the waves and the sunlight glinting off the water, it's extremely hard to spot any floating objects, especially small ones, and her head was the only thing above water anyway. No one to blame here, it's an unfortunate accident.

[@fishmonger6879]

@@adotintheshark4848You said it. The person who owned the boat the girl was skiing from is to blame. Why doesn’t the media hound that guy?

[@NalaRichenbach]

The chop in the water covers people up. You don't see them until you're on top of them....even if you are going slow....waves cover people. It's very sad and no one should lose their life so tragically. I think a separate boogie board tow area would be a good solution to prevent this type of tragedy from happening again. Boats and boats towing boogie boarders do not mix.

[@cheo4201]

@@adotintheshark4848Yes there is blame here, the driver who was pulling the two girls had no business allowing them to wakeboard under those conditions. When you are towing a skier, wakeboarder, or wakesurfer it is the drivers responsibility to assure a safe environment. Meaning that if the conditions are not appropriate, no one goes skiing. I should know, I’ve been skiing since I was 18, I’m now 66 and still ski, wakeboard, and wakesurf, and I drive my boat for others.

[@anonone8954]

Her boat captain should have been paying attention and used his boat to protect her.

[@anonone8954]

@JohnnytNatural well in my opinion he is the one most at fault.

[@ptp36mia]

Sounds like you know nothing about boating

[@paulne1514]

2 skiers were down at the same time in different spots.

[@anonone8954]

@@ptp36mia you basing your opinion off of what? No one's ever gotten harmed while I've been operating a boat. You just popping off?

[@anonone8954]

@JohnnytNatural yeah ,they should have never been out with that type boat pulling anyone. It would have been helpful if a lot of this was reported in the news media in the beginning. It's very possible that the other boater even knew that he ran over someone. I guess that I just assumed by the reports that a standing skier was struck.

[@Crazykirkman]

Sounds like a tragic accident

[@JerbPa]

It’s a horrific tragedy. And, unfortunately, the adults operating her boat sound like they hold the blame. For them to allow wake-boarding in choppy water, near a channel, on a busy day, AND towing double? It’s insanity. There’s a reason you need to take safety courses and know what you’re doing on the water. There are so many ways things can go sideways. I agree with others it’s quite likely the other boater did not see her in the water due to chop, swells, and wake. And it’s also very possible not to have heard or felt hitting her. And then to hear that there were 13 people on the boat, most of them young teens-this is a set-up for disaster. How tragic. When my pops or grandpop took us out, we had a spotter at the back of the boat and someone stationed next to the captain to communicate. Everyone else knew to stay out of their way and line of sight. The second someone goes down, the spotter waves and yells to the front while keeping eyes on the person in the water. I’m gonna go ahead and guess very little of that was happening.

[@dougcharles5004]

You would be amazed at how hard it is to see someone in choppy water from a large boat. I almost ran over a jet ski with a sixty foot boat, he was in my blind spot at the bow.

[@kentuckybowl-o-sticks]

BINGO. TIRED of the comments from those who have never been in anything but a Jon Boat... IF THAT. Not passing judgement on THIS incident, but when people say "Well, her bobbing head would have been hard to see from a DISTANCE, but they would HAVE TO see it once they got close... " NOPE.

[@mash2481]

Yep.

[@mash2481]

⁠@@kentuckybowl-o-stickshell, sometimes it’s hard to see debris in the water with a Jon boat or a bass boat. Add to the fact that it was in an area where people really shouldn’t be wake boarding and I can understand how the guy didn’t see her.

[@JaRule6]

​@@kentuckybowl-o-sticks I concur. I Don't know Jack schitt about boats yet I knew immediately when I heard the story that this person was obviously water skiing where they weren't supposed to. How else would somebody run them over so quickly?

[@kentuckybowl-o-sticks]

@@mash2481 👍

[@TraciBradley-i8k]

He didnt see her. Sad

[@peglegjim57]

As a lifelong boater, as much as it pains me to say this, the decision to pull a skier through a congested area in choppy conditions was what led to this tragic accident. There is most likely 2 victims here. The skier, and the poor soul who was piloting the boat that hit her. Some folks may not believe that the boat Captain that struck her must have known he hit someone in the water. Those folks have almost certainly never piloted a large boat in rough waters. IMHO, this is a terrible accident, and nothing more. My condolences to her friends and family.

[@boathousejoed1126]

I agree but when Im at the helm of a vessel my head is on a swivel constantly looking and making mental notes about everything. You should always have "what if" in your thoughts especially in busy waters.

[@peglegjim57]

@@boathousejoed1126 As someone who flies GA with friends as well, our heads are “always on a swivel.” I get it. Lots of things went south here, but if I was forced to hold someone’s feet to the fire on this one, it would be on the tow vessels Skipper. The safety of your passengers doesn’t rest with all the other Captains on the waterway. It rests solely on OUR shoulders as Captain of OUR vessels. Full Stop.

[@chetmyers7041]

@@peglegjim57 The news sure is withholding a lot of information about who exactly was on the party barge, how many, and what was age/experience of captain. Is it true they were towing two persons, and the second one didn't release when the first one fell? It is more difficult to recover first one down, if the second skier is still being towed.

[@peglegjim57]

@@chetmyers7041 Absolutely agree. It implies (by omission) the tow boat Captain might have been a family friend?

[@Mudflat_Man]

I would never let my 15 year old out in that water especially growing up 20 minutes from the beach in Miami.

[@anonone8954]

I understand this a lot more about how the boat operater could have not seen her. This should have been told in the beginning. Tragic accident is very possible.

[@6by6by6]

Becoming pretty clear the operator of the teen party boat was being negligent and is most likely the bigger cause of that girls death than the gentleman legally operating his vessel in what is considered an inlet for boat traffic and not an area for ski or boarding… poor choices often end in tragedy..

[@zoemayne]

I almost got hit by a boat while on a jet ski. There are no lanes out there... the smaller vessel must be alert no way big boats can see you when they are planing. RIP.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

The man who hit her probably had no idea. Why is he being treated like the bad guy? The whole thing sounds like play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[@billwendell6886]

TV ratings, they don't care who they destroy.

[@autumnfragrance6326]

Look people ... this was an accident that snowballed out of control. Why was this silly girl skiing inn front of the boat? Do you play on train tracks?

[@screaminc10holder50]

Victim blaming a 15 year old girl being pulled by a rope? How exactly was she supposed to be in control of the situation? She was at the mercy of the tow boat you dipsh!7. Are you people that dense? May God have mercy on your calloused soul.

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

Boaters.stay close to your skier's.

[@kentuckybowl-o-sticks]

And maybe use a SKI BOAT instead of a YACHT. If you can afford the latter, surely you can afford one of the former to boot! If they HAD been using a ski boat, they would have realized: It was really too rough to be skiing!

[@KingfishStevens-di9ji]

@@kentuckybowl-o-sticks The boat that hit her was not pulling her.

[@JaRule6]

​@@KingfishStevens-di9jithe boat that was pulling her was not a water ski type boat. She was water skiing behind a 40 ft boat

[@KingfishStevens-di9ji]

@@JaRule6 ok

[@ptp36mia]

Boaters don’t take people skiing in high traffic areas !

[@nerminnagi6654]

It is very traumatizing once he realized he hit the girl how would he avoid hitting her if he couldn't see her, I am sorry for her and her family, there is a golden say "safety comes first" and "better safe than sorry"

[@ptp36mia]

The most important factor is that they should not have been skiing in a high traffic area. If that was followed, this never happens.

[@anonone8954]

You figure that out all by yourself?

[@ptp36mia]

@@anonone8954 I sure did bozo

[@anonone8954]

@@ptp36mia your mother is.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@anonone8954 Bozo

[@michaelashley2855]

Good comment - really weird replies

[@NoPrivateProperty]

irresponsible to play in traffic

[@AutisticVaxtard]

Are you vaccinated?

[@TheHugsvilleHorror]

Commies should play in traffic.

[@NoPrivateProperty]

@@TheHugsvilleHorror China rules the world. eat dik

[@MegaTriumph1]

When pulling a skier you have to know what you are doing to protect the skier. If they fall you want to immediately turn around and protect with the boat if other boaters are in the area. Also the Skier can hold up their board so to be seen better. Mistakes happen when having a good time. I've been lucky but I did hear about accidents that are like one in a million odds that this accident could of happened.

[@mash2481]

Yeah, I was always taught to hold the board out of the water when you go down.

[@TheSaturnV]

We always went after 5pm to avoid the mid-day morons, but at least once I had a boat getting a little to close so I had to pop out of my slalom and raise that sucker high.

[@dbnarizona]

Driver of the boat the struck the young lady likely never saw her! It is definitely a tragedy, but the responsibility likely falls on the tow boat driver. Key question, was there a third-party observer in the ski boat?

[@LeroyJenkins-nn5go]

Like towing a guy on a skateboard down the highway and he falls in front of traffic, the captain of her boat created an extremely dangerous situation, the guy that ran over her is a victim as well and now must deal with the guilt and social stigma

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

I believe that if that happened to me in that situation I probably wouldn’t feel bad as they did something extremely stupid that led to her death and be angry at the people in the tow boat.

[@michaelplunkett5124]

@@MikeRedden-j4m but I think the older man will feel horrible.

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

@@michaelplunkett5124 oh certainly as anyone would but when someone puts there self in a dangerous position some how my sympathy diminishes just a little. Like they say heres your sign

[@JamesBennett-1997]

That's so heartbreaking didn't get to live life yet😢😢😢

[@TheSaturnV]

Well done WPLG, you're the first to actually do some actual reporting on this tragedy.

[@GlmToto]

You never ever pull anyone on ski, board or anything in the traffic period. Find a small cove or don’t do it. Boat was entirely too big to pull! Irresponsible boat captain period. He was stupid to pull them where they were

[@rob8392]

you can surmise that the operator of the towing vessel was also at fault.

[@AleyEsteban]

PLEASE NEVER EVER DO WATER SPORTS IN THAT AREA!!!!

[@sharonusa4763]

RIP beautiful girl 🙏

[@wowdude8244]

bunch of careless teens, the old man needs to be pardoned

[@texanwd8387]

Trajic accident, now the lawyers are trying to figure out how to capitalize on it .

[@LaneNail]

Why would you even want to ski in a high traffic area with 50'+ multi engine boats driving by? Pretty sure you would never know you hit something with that size boat. You probably can't see the first 100' of water in front of you at speed. Is skiing in that part of the bay normal?

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Why would she or anyone risk it?

[@Chief_Of_Sinners]

You expect rational thinking from a 15 year old?

[@OOGBossHogg]

Probably first time being out on the water.

[@OOGBossHogg]

​@@Chief_Of_Sinnerswell I would say why would the operator risk it, but they as a whole probably thought it'll be safer since it's closer to the shore etc, but being in that area is like ghost riding your car on a two lane street it's not busy until it's busy.

[@auburnjewels2]

The ski boat operator is responsible. Google is still free. Smh.

[@davidcouch6514]

The Towing Captain is at fault.

[@jerrybeach6308]

Hard to see anyone when someone is at water level. They probably didn't see them at all

[@howardbales5967]

And they still never talk about what the tow boat did or didn't do, did he turn around immediately or wait until the other one fell, how long was she sitting waiting to be picked up, whole lot of not telling the whole story here.

[@Dina1111C]

heard that they continued towing the second girl until she fell.

[@howardbales5967]

@@Dina1111C my guess exactly!

[@Jleed989]

The yacht captain was a mile away. So were hundreds of other people. Not exactly an eye witness

[@user-vf6ru8gm9p]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@cbcoolbreeze]

You’re both not very bright, he just gave the conditions at the time and how busy that area is.

[@lovethe43rdstate]

Imagine how long it took that 42 foot vessel to recognize that she had fallen slowed down, turned around and picked her up. Was somebody on the tow vessel watching the wake border? Did they immediately put up a red flag after she fell? I was a captain for many years, something seems fishy.

[@Dina1111C]

I heard that they continued towing the other girl until she eventually fell. I wonder how far away they were at that point.

[@boathousejoed1126]

Im stunned. Comments are mitigating the Captains responsibility on the offending vessel. How about maintaining a watch especially in waters with smaller boats. It is a tragic accident, but you are responsible for the safe operation of your vessel.

[@cbcoolbreeze]

Hey dumb dumb, so you’re saying when someone runs in front of your car and you don’t see them you should be at fault? Do you just fall out of your bed every morning?

[@allencupsie6560]

Very sad

[@warren6172]

They didn’t mention if the tow boat had a “Person in the water Flag”

[@uramirez28]

Wow… first let me send my condolences to the family, but the more information that comes out the more it seems like it was an unfortunate event that will haunt that man for the rest of his life… it doesn’t seem like he did anything wrong.

[@conquerunderstanding7517]

Senseless loss. San Diego has a law that requires people to have a flag to raise in the air when you fall into the water for this reason. Bay patrol will prohibit anyone if it’s congested. Theirs been parents who have accidentally killed their own children this way. God be with this family. My daughter is 15 and I hold my breath every time she leaves the house, the world is just a dangerous place.

[@Cadillaclife2023]

Wow you heard from someone who was within 1 whole miles of the accident! This is ground breaking reporting!

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

It's a start, what do you have, mooron. Trump 2024

[@Cadillaclife2023]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky I have nothing, just like the reporter. Stay classy you 🍆 gobbler!

[@michaelashley2855]

@@AlbertHess-xy7kysomebody’s a “mooron”

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@michaelashley2855 Look in the mirror.

[@aslansgirl9014]

I’ve owned boats up to 57’ and have also water skied extensively. Why on earth would ANYONE pull a skier/wake boarder behind a 42’ vessel and near/in a channel?!?! That is beyond irresponsible.

[@AndyCutright]

I would not be surprised to see the tow boat driver indicted for involuntary manslaughter.

[@jamslam5641]

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.

[@MrBonediver]

Worked for Biden!!!

[@JustMeeDina]

Truly a loss to her family, friends, and all who knew her. Tragically taken too soon. Prayer for peace, comfort and healing during this difficult time of grief and heartache 💔🙏❤️

[@JamesRamsay-mk8xl]

This is tragic. I don't think the boat owner intentionally hit and ran from the scene. I think he did not see the girl in the water. When I take people skiing as the captain, I make sure to stay close when someone falls to make other boaters are aware of the downed skier. Was the young lady wearing bright colors? were the seas rough causing her to be obscured? Sometimes people do things that put themselves at risk like jumping out into traffic. It's not always the driver's fault if they are not given time to react. Were the kids being unsafe? Was the driver of either boat drinking? Why have charges not been filed?

[@GregLakatosChradm]

Lot's of ignorant folks here. LOL!!! Most have probably never been to the coast.

[@deborahbaker4770]

So now the person driving the boat will be accused because maybe that person should have known about being dangerous there ⁉️

[@marcuslinton310]

They do indeed hold some of the responsibility. As the driver it is their duty and responsibility to protect the skier(s).

[@JerbPa]

Yes, absolutely correct. Legally, you are required to take many actions when towing, depending on state and local laws. Generally, you are required to operate in non-congested areas, required to keep a certain distance, required to have a spotter, and required to raise a tow flag. If you don’t do those things, you are absolutely responsible. Once you take your boat into water, whether it’s a rental, borrowed, or your own, you are required to abide by these laws. It does not count as an excuse that you didn’t know the law and safety requirements; you assume legal responsibility.

[@jenn_gulf_coast4644]

Try throwing a coconut, out in the water and see if you could see it, traveling in a boat. Not so easy. This is a tragic situation. My Prayers go out to this young woman’s family.

[@twine3410]

"We are hearing from someone that was within a mile" shut up!

[@onelittlelamb4030]

And when I said earlier, if I had a boat where I could not see over the hull, I would try to avoid the area where people are water skiing, but on another token, I’m not for taking a lot of risk in life I would not be out there waterskiing either in this busy congested area, plenty of other places to go if you’ve got the time and money to do something like that…

[@aaronkorn]

“Very dangerous waters, boat not suitable for pulling” ban water skiing there

[@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd]

CRash!?!? She was run over, no? 4 engines? Not going to even surge as they go through her. In the water,no viz?!?! Sad accident. RIP.

[@VILJL]

The man who owns the home where investigators found a boat that they suspect struck and killed a 15-year-old Ransom Everglades student was behind the wheel at the time of the crash, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, owns the Coral Gables home where the boat was docked behind when FWC agents seized the boat Tuesday afternoon. He was the only occupant in the boat at the time of the hit-and-run crash, the report said. (Miami Herald) The report, released Wednesday, identified the operator as Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, of Coral Gables. The report states that Adler had been wakeboarding with someone else who was further away and both “fell off at different times/locations and both were in the water simultaneously.” Officials said they continue to investigate and have not announced whether Alonso will be charged; it’s not clear whether authorities have determined if he was even aware of the fatal crash.(Channel 10 News)

[@michaelplunkett5124]

Thanks for the info. Who was operating the towing boat? Were they experienced?

[@VILJL]

@@michaelplunkett5124 At this point is anyone sure this guy hit that girl? He looks really hunched over in the video. Thats a lot of boat for a guy that's having issues walking. The "water ski area" (not an official area) is north west of the Rickenbacker bridge. Next to the condos in Brickell. They may not been able to ski there because the water is shallow and the boat they were using was large. I don't see people using a boat that large to waterski so just that is unusual. I think there also needs to be some review of the operator of the boat the girl was on.

[@3103Juan]

With how choppy the water gets with white caps, it’s a hight possibility she sadly could not be scene. I’m wondering if this will be classified as a accident when the investigation ends or they will find issues. Like the boat that was pulling her, weather, the area she was in (high traffic).

[@lesliewatters4273]

This happened in front of our lake cottage about 40 years ago. She was hit by a speeding boat with a drunk driver. The driver took off

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

I blame the person operating the boat that was towing her.

[@BairMendoza]

STAY OUT OF THE OCEAN. 🌊

[@carolboehringer7823]

I really really hate absent minded boaters that pull there children around a busy boating lane. To see a small object bouncing around is almost impossible with a large boat!!! Sadly for both parties this is a life changing event.

[@ChrisDaGreat81]

SOOO SAD😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@MaryClareVideos]

So tragic! 😢😢😢

[@9davidlong]

Always wear a white swimming cap. Safety first.

[@dcgo44r]

Parents and captain/owner of boat fail to this kid.. only if they never warned anyone on the boat!

[@sparkymcplug3765]

Like skateboarding on the freeway.

[@brandogeberbin7563]

yatch driver should be charged with reckless and murder of boat operation and illegal towing waterskiers. He was towing 2 skiers on fell and the other dropped farther down. And admitted its a dangerous area and he didnt turn the boat around quickly enough to protect the water skier towed behind the boat! THIS DEATH IS ALL ON HIM NOT THE OTHER BOATER!

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

Uneducated babble. Trump 2024

[@brandogeberbin7563]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky how many boat do you own? NONE ANOTHER PEDOPHILE DEMOCRAT!

[@LeroyJenkins-nn5go]

Rich vs rich, now let's see who has the better lawyers

[@jmill5995]

People do fly by that area. I was pissed at first like everyone else. After learning the dude is almost 80 years old I really believe that he didn’t see or hear anything. Very sad situation but let it be a valuable lesson.

[@michaelplunkett5124]

Stop with the agism. Could anybody hear anything with 4 huge outboards right behind them? Ever had much luck identifying a bobbing head in the choppy water of boat channel (not swimming area)of a huge bay? the poor girl should never been allowed to be there.

[@Valco458]

Ban all High Capacity Semi Automatic wakeboards. Pass a bunch of laws that’ll never be enforced. Implement restrictions that limit the amount of boats in a given waterway to hold no more than 10. It’ll save countless lives..

[@DanielleSmith-gg8yh]

IF IT WASN,T BEFORE, IT IS NOW.

[@ZaraAranguren-i5o]

😢😢😢😢😢😢i am so very Sorry Mom!!!!

[@ricksaunders3889]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[@msmiami1960]

So sad 😢

[@thomasoconnell4629]

That was way to big of a boat to tow a skier and when someone fall the need to turn right around.

[@sueallen3204]

I do believe this was just a terrible terrible accident. He didn’t try and covered up or hide his boat. I pray for her family. Maybe we could all donate to the ballerina dance club.

[@patriciablackmon6764]

It's so harrd w teenagers they want to experience life

[@Standefiant]

Yeah its hard to see a person head in the ocean, dont be daft.

[@avivacohen8785]

So unbelievably tragic! Maybe there should be special routes where rhey can't be collided inti. Prayers for the family

[@rogeralvarado6060]

You know those teenagers were drinking and probably drugs

[@Reinaldomartinez-carmona-b7s]

It's an accident, however 3 days late who knows if he was drinking???

[@Sureyoudo]

It's the bay of course it's dangerous!😂

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

yes, a yacht captain... The only Captains I know of are in the Sally Anne. Go talk with a real Mariner a Master Mariner and ask them about collisions and leaving the scene and responsibilities of an incident.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

Did the Yacht Captain know that his vessel hit a human coconut?

[@WhtePrivlageJesusFollowerWoman]

What are people doing playing water sport games where they can even see any other traffic /boaters first and second why would we be playing wakeboard games in a known high traffic area that is to be entered into with extra caution and care? I think showing off and trying to be an entertaining source for passing boaters is a reason as to why we think we have to be right in the middle of everything and everyone instead of somewhere else in the billions of options for ocean space for playing because people are so narcissistic and so just I don't even know what the word is these days for everybody has to make sure that they're shopping everything down everybody's throats yourself have a nice time with your family you got to be making a scene everything's for content make the content get your video cameras out look at me everybody look at me look at me and now look what happened I could be totally wrong but I'm just saying I know that there's no reason to be anywhere near Eddie high traffic or known areas of high traffic especially when it comes to being in damn sea

[@Sup_Evox]

I’m not hearing charges tho

[@j.daniel6516]

Young people on a boat. Say no more.

[@lizgarner2320]

Parents

[@schrostowski]

Life in prison

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

For hitting something that a reasonable person may not see?

[@seph4667]

All boats should be given to the world's homeless NOW.

[@nosretep1960]

I hope he was unaware 😮

[@utrich31]

Interesting that nobody is releasing the name of the boat owners...maybe I missed that part? What happened was probably an accident, but it still requires the boat owners to stop and render aid doesn't it? Seems like the owners are rich and well connected that even the news won't release the name of the boat owner...maybe i missed that part? 100% the lawyers for the boat owners are telling them not to say anything and getting statements from other boat captains that the water was unsafe for wake boarding.

[@maxb4074]

Surely the owner's name will be available if he is charged with a crime, negligence, speeding, or something.

[@rhythmicelegance4670]

They did mention it.

[@michaelashley2855]

There are poor folk who have enough sense to follow good legal advice - a smart thing to do with people who think like you out there

[@rebelduck9077]

I hope she is not related to the crime family of Adlers 😮

[@geoffmcarthy7314]

Tragedy

[@dustinmiller2775]

Thanks, Captain Obvious!