Lee County, Florida Water Skiing / Boating Accident Claims Life of Naples Teen
A 19-year-old youth from Naples, Florida, was killed in a waterskiing accident while practicing a stunt maneuver in Estero last week.
The Lee County Sheriff's office recently released details of the fatal Florida boating accident, which occurred last Thursday at water ski lake at Miromar Outlet Mall in Estero. According to a Naples, Florida news source, Danny Michalik, 19, was waterskiing behind a boat driven by personnel from the Southern Extreme Waterski Show Team. The news report states that Michalik was attempting to water ski around a second boat when he crashed into it, suffering fatal injuries. The second boat was towing another water skier from Fort Myers, Florida.
A Fort Myers boat accident lawyer may be consulted by families in cases where negligence or recklessness may have contributed to water recreation injury or death.
The state of Florida has licensing and safety regulations in place related to the operation of boats, waterskiing, and personal watercraft (see link to Florida Boating Regulations page under Web Resources, below). Lee County, Florida injury attorneys may work with families whose loved ones have been hurt or drowned while swimming in public and private swimming pools, waterskiing, boating, operating personal watercraft, or in parasailing accidents.
Lee Sheriff's Office releases details in water skiing accident that killed Naples man
NaplesNews.com June 21, 2010
Related Web Resources
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission : Boating Regulations
Southern Extreme Waterski Show Team
