2 die in parasailing accident in Mayan Riviera

[SunBride]

LisaG posted this in another thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...2-2#post570201 but I thought I would post it here for more people to see and discuss

 

2 Carrollton women killed in parasailing accident near Cancún, Mexico | QuickDFW.com - Dallas/Fort Worth - Click It, Read It, Go! | news local

[LisaG]

Thanks! It's just so sad.

[MonoAmor]

News like this is always terribley disturbing and sad. Its a shame that these things happen when people work so hard and save to go on vacation just to have a good time and end up getting hurt or killed because someone didnt do their job. I hope the persons responsible for this are shut down and held responsible so this doesnt happen to anyone else. My thoughts are with their families.

[Jacqueline]

omg that is SO terrible! those poor women (

 

did i read that correctly where it said the captain of the boat fled the scene after it happened? what a bastard if thats true.

[LisaG]

I can't even begin to imagine what was going through these ladies heads as they were flying through the air disconnected from the boat and headed towards the rocks.

[Jenn3878]

wow, so sad

[Jacqueline]

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Originally Posted by LisaG I can't even begin to imagine what was going through these ladies heads as they were flying through the air disconnected from the boat and headed towards the rocks.

omg i know thats what i thought too. i cant imagine. u just never know. (
they were older too so they probably have familes and maybe even grand kids.

[SunBride]

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Originally Posted by LisaG I can't even begin to imagine what was going through these ladies heads as they were flying through the air disconnected from the boat and headed towards the rocks.

I can - I had a very similar experience skydiving although luckily I came out almost unharmed.

Given that experience (sky diving) I was hesistant about going parasailing but I researched it before our trip to the Dominican last year, and similar to skydiving, the accident rate seemed quite low so I decided to do it. Looking back I wonder why I was so stupid. It seemed like a normal thing to do because there were hundreds of people doing it every day during the week we were there. But after reading another story like this (I had read a few others when researching it before that trip) I wouldn't do it again. I'm sorry to be putting a negative generalization / stereotype out there, but these places just don't have the same security standards as we do in Canada/U.S. Sure, negligent accidents can happen here (my skydiving accident is a prime example) but they are more common down south. I mean they blatantly disobeyed the closure of the area due to bad weather

[~*Kathy*~]

This is terribly sad. My heart goes out to their families. This has definitely deterred me from going parasailing during my stay in February.

[jhawkev]

My heart goes out to their families That is so horrible.