Personal Injury Law

Father, daughter injured in parasailing accident

By Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A.

MIAMI -- Authorities with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say a father and his 6-year-old daughter visiting from Chicago were injured while parasailing.

The accident happened early Monday evening in the waters off of downtown Miami.

Officials say the family's parasail malfunctioned after going up into the air, dragging the pair through the water and then back up again when the boat's tow rope broke and a gust of wind came in.

The two hit a sea wall and were eventually dropped on land.

Both were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and suffered bumps and bruises.

The name of the parasailing company, nor the identities of the victims, have been released.

Full post as published by Cruise Ship Law on June 10, 2010 (boomark / email).