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Aug202007

Parasailing Accident that Injured 2 Teens this Weekend Similar to Case Tried by Firm in 2001

DateMonday, August 20, 2007 at 9:30PM

This past Saturday, two teenage sisters went parasailing near Pompano Beach. According to the Miami Herald, while they were in the air, the winds turned gusty and the rope that tethered them to the boat snapped. They hurdled past the shoreline, hit a thatched roof shelter and then slammed into the second floor of the Beachcomber Resort.

Jeannete Lewis, attorney and partner of The Haggard Law Firm tried a similar case involving a parasailing accident. Tosha Walker and some friends went parasailing at the Grand Sheraton in Nassau, Bahamas. Similar to the accident this weekend, the rope snapped and Tosha and her companion fell into the sea. Unable to unclip themselves from the parachute, Tosha tragically drowned. After a 6-day trial the jury awarded Tosha’s mother $1.8 million.

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