A woman in her 50s found floating in Mission Bay on the night of September 15, 2010, was rescued by paramedics. The woman was boating with her friends near Quivira Way towards the south end of Mission Bay. It took the paramedics 15 minutes before they found the woman floating in the water.
Abby Sunderland, a 16-year old teenager from California, was rescued on June 19, 2010 from her broken boat drifting in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Despite her familiarity with the water and sailing, high winds and rough water damaged the mast of her vessel leaving her boat adrift in the ocean. Her radio transmitter was also damaged, making it difficult for her request help.
Two children sustained injuries in Destin, Florida, when a parasail line broke and the children in the parasail fell away to the water below. At the time when this boating accident occurred, the parasail boat was being pulled in due to unfriendly weather conditions.
A 33 year-old man, Matthew Bankes was injured in a boat accident on June 5, 2010 at 5:15 p.m along the Mississippi river south of Brownsville, Minnesota. According to the press release made by the Houston County Sherriff’s Officel, Bankes fell out of the boat that he was riding and was then struck by it.
Alcohol is one of the factors which can lead to accidents—not just on the road but also while boating and enjoying the water. A 28-year old woman was seriously injured in a jet ski accident that took place on April 3, 2010 at Destin, Florida, which involved the use of alcohol.
Two men lost their lives in a boat accident that took place on April 10, 2010 on the Allegheny River near Harmar, Pennsylvania.
Three different boat accidents were reported near Baltimore, Maryland on April 5, 2010. On the whole 3 adults and 6 children were rescued from different areas while they were out boating. As the weather is clearing up, more and more people are venturing out into the waters.
A 54-year old jet skier was injured in an Orange County boating accident that took place on April 3, 2010 around 5 p.m. near South Shore Drive in Orlando, Florida.
A Tampa Bay area fishing guide was severely injured in a Polk County, Florida boating accident that took place on March 27, 2010, during the West Coast Pro Redfish Series tournament in Sarasota.