Yacht captain says area where teen was killed in Biscayne Bay is 'pretty dangerous'

This is the fault of the boat towing the skier, as an avid water skier myself, the idea of towing two people and one falling then continuing on leaving the fallen skier alone in the water is unthinkable. A " Skier In The Water" Flag should have gone up immediately and the boat should have returned to pick her up. To blame the boat that struck her solely, is crazy. There is heavy boat traffic in that area and the tow-boat should have taken steps to protect their skiers.

Very difficult to see a skier in choppy water, he probably didn't know he hit a human, so sad, why was a 42 ft boat towing a skier in a channel , geez

I did a lot of water skiing in my teens and 20s and was always concerned about being run over by other boaters if I fell. As soon as I fell I would take off a ski and hold it up out of the water like a pillar. On several occasions, I had to wave it to make sure nearby boaters would see me.

This whole event is tragic but the captain on the boat pulling the kids is to blame. You don’t pull people with a boat near a busy channel let alone dual and with the wrong type of boat, shocking the captain didn’t simply go to a less traveled and more safe to ski place on the bay. This old man with four outboards in a 44’ boat hauling azzz wouldn’t know he hit someone. With two kids down in the water it’s possible he only saw on and was focused on that one and had zero idea he hit the second one. Again they shouldn’t have been there in the water in the first place.

Ski tow boat operator is negligent. Boat that hit skier probably did not know it.

Why show the guy's house?

This is close to the equivalent of pulling a skateboarder down the interstate. I feel so sorry for this little girl that lost her life. That big boat should have never been used to tow skiers in such a busy and dangerous place. That's extremely negligence.

I'm glad that the full story and the truthful facts were finally told. That girl should have never even been being towed with that type boat and especially not in that dangerous place. The towwer was extremely negligent.

Wakeboarding in that area is like riding a bicycle on I-95.

tow boat was the wrong boat for towing they are to blame as much as anyone

I hate seeing reporters trying to get interviews with the 78yo boat owner. What do they expect him to say? Oops?

Surely the boat driver didnt see her or know he hit her. Everyone wants to blame the driver, hes just as traumatized Im sure. How could the boat know she was there? I feel bad for both. People trashing the boat driver have to stop harassing him and let the investigation happen. Tragic accidents happen and impact all involved.

Nobody saw her she was wakeboarding in the wrong area tragic

What a tragic accident. I feel sorry for all.

Skiing in a high traffic area.. :(

Sadly he might have been avoiding or had eyes on the other skier thinking that was the only one.

The man who owns the home where investigators found a boat that they suspect struck and killed a 15-year-old Ransom Everglades student was behind the wheel at the time of the crash, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, owns the Coral Gables home where the boat was docked behind when FWC agents seized the boat Tuesday afternoon. He was the only occupant in the boat at the time of the hit-and-run crash, the report said. (Miami Herald) The report, released Wednesday, identified the operator as Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, of Coral Gables. The report states that Adler had been wakeboarding with someone else who was further away and both “fell off at different times/locations and both were in the water simultaneously.” Officials said they continue to investigate and have not announced whether Alonso will be charged; it’s not clear whether authorities have determined if he was even aware of the fatal crash.(Channel 10 News)

These are minor teenagers, was there a chaperone, and were the victim’s parents informed that there will be water sports like this water skiing she’ll engage in. Sorry but as a parent I’d make sure what type of activities my teen will be going to and be alarmed how dangerous this water skiing activity is even for experts

Heavy traffic area not a place where a experienced boater would take someone water skiing not throwing blame just stating fact .there are far too many inexperienced boaters on the water driving vessels beyond there capabilities, there should really be a mandatory licensing procedure for operating a boat .my condolences to the families involved ❤

12 kids on a tow boat fully distracted....it was their fault..not the old man's