Supraja Alaparthi, 33, died in the accident. Her son Sriakshith Alaparthi, 10, and nephew Vishant Sadda, 9, were both injured.
The Memorial Day outing for the Elk Grove Village family ended tragically when a strong gust of wind"pegged" their parasail - meaning the wind took over control of the parasail from the boat below. that the captain decided to cut the line tethered to the victims. They were dropped from an unknown height and dragged through the water by the floating parasail until it finally slammed into Old Seven Mile Bridge, the report said.
Fisherman John Caillon was out on the water that same day when the wind speeds reached 30 mph. They watched as the parasail blew out of control."I like to believe that, you know, he's got a lot of pride that he's carrying - knowing that ultimately, I think he saved one, if not two, young children's lives - so I think that outweighs the sorrow and the sadness," said Caillon's husband, Kasey Platt said.
The family's attorney said 11 family members – including Alaparthi's 6-year-old daughter, were on the boat that afternoon and witnessed Couch cut the cord. Prosecutors said that act was reckless, and not only violated commercial parasailing guidelines, but was criminal.
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