MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Soaring high above the ocean, tethered to a boat, a parasail ride is at once exhilarating and peaceful, even quiet. But every year, there are accidents. The Parasail Safety ...

July 05--Perched on the edge of a cruising powerboat, a thrill-seeker in a tethered parachute soon is flying hundreds of feet in the air. Parasailing has grown in popularity in recent years, in places ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- The families of the two 17-year-old girls from Indiana spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about Monday's tragic parasailing crash. One is still in critical condition, the ...

Anna Maria Island - Natalya Lozko and Stefany Cote were hoping for some fun during their beach vacation. But when they decided to go parasailing Monday afternoon they got much more than they bargained ...

A new government report casts doubt on the safety of a popular tourist activity that sends people soaring hundreds of feet above the water in a harness, hanging from a parachute and tethered to a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has scheduled a hearing next week into the deaths of two women in a parasailing accident off Ocean Isle Beach last month. The Sept. 23-25 hearing will help the Coast Guard develop ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The husband of an Elk Grove Village woman who died while parasailing in the Florida Keys last year is speaking out for the first time about the deadly incident. A new lawsuit also has ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is holding formal hearings into a parasailing accident that killed two women off Ocean Isle Beach last month. The captain of a parasailing boat involved in a fatal accident last ...

Despite the National Transportation Safety Board’s report Tuesday that declared parasailing a “risky” activity, Maui parasailing companies say their tours “couldn’t be safer.” “We consider ourselves ...