Michael's brother James, 15, remains in hospital. In 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began actively monitoring parasailing accidents and in 2014, they issued a Special Investigation Report on Parasailing Safety. TWO people have been arrested after two British teenagers died and a third was left fighting for his life following a horrific parasailing accident in Greece. Two British teenagers have died and another is injured after a parasailing accident while on holiday in Greece. © 2020 BBC. Cousins Michael Connelly, 13, and Jessica Hayes, 15, from Northamptonshire, died on Wednesday after their parachute rope snapped. CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED Officers from FWC- State of Florida Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission are still investigating a parasailing accident that occurred just before 12:45 p.m. Friday aboard a 31-foot Sunset Watersports parasailing boat in Northwest Channel, just off … For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Jessica Hayes, 15, pictured revising in Rhodes just days before she was killed in a parasailing accident, Jessica pictured as a child with cousins James Connolly, who was seriously injured in the accident, and Michael Connelly, who was also killed, The two young Brits died in Rhodes, Greece, They were killed while parasailing (stock image), Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). THE dad of a parasailing victim says his family were put through "four hours of misery by doctors" before being told that two teenagers had died. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. “And we were told for around four hours that James was the worst and the other two were simply in fracture clinics before finally telling us they were dead. Two brothers and a sister were being towed by a speed boat near the village of Lindos when a rope attached to their parachute snapped. TWO people have been arrested after two British teenagers died and a third was left fighting for his life following a horrific parasailing accident in Greece. A 53-year-old man died on Sunday when the buckle of his parachute opened and he fell to the ground while parasailing in the city. In one such parasailing accident that happened on August 16, 2012, a 28-year-old woman fell to her death in Pompano Beach, Florida after her safety harness malfunctioned. "He has left with his beautiful cousin Jessica, who was adored by everyone who knew her.". Harrison Jones Thursday 29 Oct 2020 7:29 am. The bodies were found near Lindos. One of the victims of last year's freak parasailing accident recounted the horrific moment when their fun in the Florida sun turned disastrous. 4 of 5 Dawn Strickland, 47, died in a parasailing accident in South Padre on August 8, 2015. Cousins Michael Connelly, 13, and Jessica Hayes, 15, from Northamptonshire, died on Wednesday after their parachute rope snapped. The trio, including two brothers, aged 15 and 13, and their 15-year-old female cousin, were being towed when a rope holding their parasailing parachute snapped, the Greek coastguard said. It is understood the siblings were being towed by a … Heartbroken teachers have penned an emotional tribute to a popular teenager killed in a tragic parasailing accident in Greece. Tony added: “One report we heard was that three of them had all been found and they were all in ambulances - and the one going to hospital was more seriously injured. “Now we’re stuck in this hotel. I find it hard to believe that a "gust of wind might have caused the cable to snap". Two Thai men have been charged over the death of Australian Mr Roger Hussey (pictured) after he died during a parasailing accident. Two British teenagers have been killed and another has been injured in a parasailing accident in Rhodes, Greece. Tony said: “Something’s gone wrong somewhere because I’ve been reading that you are only allowed two people in a parasailing trip at once, but yet three of them were allowed on there. World News – UK – Scott Parker smokes with VAR after “criminal” decision in Fulham-Newcastle . Russian tourist Mark Mitrofanov and his mother were left flying out of control in strong winds after their parasailing cable to a speedboat became detached at 200ft above the sea in Turkey. It was four hours until we were able to find out what happened. Their findings indicated that in the majority of cases that they reviewed, failure of the parasailing equipment led to serious injury or death. 2 of 5 Dawn Strickland, 47, died in a parasailing accident in South Padre on August 8, 2015. “I said, ‘Please just tell me what’s going on? In other words, there are no federal training specifications and no inspection requirements for parasailing equipment. The U.S. Coast Guard along with other agencies are investigating the incident. Read about our approach to external linking. Jessica, 15, was killed in a parasailing accident in Rhodes along with her cousin Michael Connelly, 13. “There was a massive storm, thunder and lighting. The cause of the fall is still unknown. A brother, 15, and a sister, 13, have been declared dead after the rope attached to their parachute snapped and they were "carried by strong winds" into a cliff face. 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Michael's brother James, 15, was seriously injured when their parachute rope snapped. I live in Mililani & it was a perfect day with very little wind. They fell onto coastal rocks on the south-east of the island. Two teenager foreign nationals on vacation in Greece died and a third one was seriously injured while they were doing parasailing in the Lindos area of the island of Rhodes on Wednesday. The accident happened when the ropes tying their surfboard to the kite broke, and they were thrown against the rocks on an islet located between Peykos and Lindos, local media reported. Her school Uppingham Community College has posted a statement from principal Ben Solly onto its website today and requested that the school community reads it. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Nicholas Hayward, 36, of Costa Rica, died when the parasail he was in with his girlfriend fell from the sky and struck the water below. In a similar incident in Turkey in 2011, a British holidaymaker plunged to his death when his harness snapped while parasailing. “They didn’t come back on the boat, the hotel didn’t tell us anything, the person driving the boat didn’t come back.". Cousins Michael Connelly (known as Mikey), 13, and Jessica Hayes, 15, from Northamptonshire, died on Wednesday. The teenagers were on holiday with their parents .css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link{color:#3F3F42;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited{font-weight:bolder;border-bottom:1px solid #BABABA;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:focus,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:focus{border-bottom-color:currentcolor;border-bottom-width:2px;color:#B80000;}@supports (text-underline-offset:0.25em){.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited{border-bottom:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline #BABABA;text-decoration:underline #BABABA;-webkit-text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;-webkit-text-decoration-skip-ink:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;text-underline-offset:0.25em;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:focus,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:focus{-webkit-text-decoration-color:currentcolor;text-decoration-color:currentcolor;-webkit-text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-decoration-thickness:2px;color:#B80000;}}when the accident happened at about noon local time near Lindos. Greek laws forbid three people parasailing at once - and the minimum legal age for taking part in the watersport is 16. THE dad of a parasailing victim says his family were put through "four hours of misery by doctors" before being told that two teenagers had died. This photo appears in a July 9 Facebook post by Sunset Watersports, and does not depict the July 17 parasailing accident. I don't know what the conditions were off Ala Moana Beach Park. They put us through misery for four hours.”. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Tributes have been paid to two British children who died, and another who was seriously injured, in a parasailing accident on the Greek island of Rhodes. “Mikey, her cousin, exactly the same. The accident happened when the ropes tying their surfboard to the kite broke, and they were thrown against the rocks on an islet located between Peykos and Lindos, local media reported. Two British teenagers have died and another is in hospital after a parasailing accident while on holiday in Greece. VideoStranded at sea: Survivors' stories, play'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted. The Parasailing Safety Council said that from 1990 through September 2009, there were more than 380 parasailing accidents, resulting in 78 serious injuries and 22 deaths in the United States and its territories. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Parasailing Accidents and Fatalities -- A Simple Solution - YouTube. Two key allies jailed over the Russia inquiry benefit from the latest wave of presidential pardons. Jessica Lee Hayes, 15, and Michael Connelly, 13, died after falling some 400ft onto a rock face on the Greek holiday island of Rhodes on Wednesday. In 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began actively monitoring parasailing accidents and in 2014, they issued a Special Investigation Report on Parasailing Safety. 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A rope attaching their parachute to a speedboat snapped as they sailed off the fishing village of Lindos. After the accident, the NTSB examined the harness she wore and found that it had been bought by the owners of the parasailing company from another … "Strong winds carried them across the sky and moments later they smashed into a cliff-face on the beach," they said. A spokesperson for the family said: "We are devastated by the loss of Mikey and Jessica. According to KGBT Channel 4 News, the woman, believed to have been in her 40s, fell to her death in the waters of South Padre Island, Texas while parasailing Saturday afternoon. Contact a personal injury or wrongful death attorney if you have been injured in a parasailing accident. View our online Press Pack. Teachers at the school attended by Jessica Hayes have paid tribute to the popular teenager, who tragically died in a Greek holiday accident last Wednesday. 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Two teenage siblings have died and their brother has been injured in a parasailing accident while on holiday in Rhodes. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are supporting the family of two British people following their death in Rhodes, and are in contact with the Greek authorities. All the roads were flooding everywhere. It was so stern. Heartbroken teachers have penned an emotional tribute to a popular teenager killed in a tragic parasailing accident in Greece. Are they alive?’ They took the passports to identify the bodies. Paying tribute to his "popular" girl, Tony said: “Jessica was a beautiful, beautiful lady. Parasailing accidents are not uncommon across the Mediterranean. They said: “There was GoPro footage from other holidaymakers on the boat showing exactly what happened, the rope snapping. 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