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Clearwater parasail accident investigated after tourist is severely injured

By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer Monday, September 6, 2010 CLEARWATER — Labor Day is usually one of the biggest draws for parasailing operations along the beach. But on Monday, as state and local officials investigated a Sunday parasailing accident, no such operations were in the water at Clearwater Beach. A 27-year-old Georgia woman was critically injured during a Sunday afternoon ...

FWC launches criminal probe into Parasail accident

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is launching a criminal  investigation into a Parasail accident on Clearwater Beach that injured two people.

Couple injured on Clearwater Beach when parasail tether detaches from boat

By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 5, 2010 CLEARWATER — An afternoon parasail ride off Clearwater Beach went horribly wrong Sunday when the tether between a towboat and passenger harness broke, sending one man plunging into the water and his fiancee crashing into the beach on a runaway parachute. The female passenger, Alejandra White, 27, suffered life-threatening injuries ...

Two injured on Clearwater Beach when parasail tether detaches from boat

By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Sunday, September 5, 2010 CLEARWATER — Two people tandem parasailing over Clearwater Beach were injured Sunday afternoon when the tether between the boat and parachute became unattached and caused the chute to crash, according to the Coast Guard. Multiple 911 calls from beachgoers were made around 3 p.m. as the parachute crash-landed and dragged its passengers ...

New details on parasailing accident in Clearwater Beach

A woman was seriously injured in the accident on Clearwater Beach.