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Parasailing victim remains critical

A witness to the parasailing crash on Sunday in Clearwater Beach said the victim 'looked like a bowling ball' as she barreled up the beach.

Water skiing pioneer Hal Elgin

Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 20, 2010 Hal Elgin, the lower-right person forming this pyramid, was a pioneering water skier. Among his legendary exploits, he skied for more than 1,600 miles from St. Petersburg to the 1964 New York World’s Fair. ST. PETERSBURG — As delighted spectators watched on the beach, a man buckled into a harness and kite and flew 350 feet above St ...

Water skiing pioneer Hal Elgin dies for second time

Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 20, 2010 (Published caption 08/19/1955): Saturday’s 50-mil Marathon Ski will start at St. Petersburg Pier, wind up at Gulport Municipal Pier just in time for the 2 p.m. Aquamaniac Water Ski Show there. The free attraction by the 20-member club will offer a variety of stunts such as this five-man pyramid. Top, left to right, Nancy Bradford, Kay ...