Friday, October 24, 2008

Parasailing Nightmare!

Thinking about parasailing? Please don't! Today we sat at a restaurant one block off the beach. We had noticed that the dark clouds were around and that the wind had picked up. Debris was flying around and we notice people standing out in the street looking up. Curiosity got the best of us...we too walked out to the street to see what everyone was looking at. We were shocked to see a parasail whirling in the wind w/a person holding on. Apparently the wind grew too strong for the boat to pull in the individual back in and was left hanging there. Within minutes the rope broke and the individual went soaring in the wind. Everyone in the street gasped in disbelief. Can you imagine? I was sick. This person was no longer attached and soaring thru the air out of control. The person disappeared out of our view. We had no idea where this person would end up...dead or alive. How horrible! About 20 mins later we heard sirens and cars speeding down the street. Our minds wondering what happened to that person? I was in tears and upset. From what we saw, the person was falling fast and totally helpless. What we learned...The person on that parasail was a young girl. They are saying she approximately 14 or 15 years old. She did slam into a building before hitting the ground. The extent of the damage is unknown but she was in critical condition. She was rushed to Balboa Hospital here in Mazatlan. I don't know if we will find out any more details about this incident but she and her family need some prayers.

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