The continued failure of the Bahamas government to enforce jet-ski regulations might possibly be viewed as criminal negligence.<\/p>\n
A female tourist from the United States died in a horrific jet-ski accident in Nassau Harbour around 5:00pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old woman from Florida, and a male companion also in his late 20s, had rented a jetski after arriving in Nassau on a Carnival Cruise ship.<\/p>\n
The pair was riding the jet-ski in Nassau Harbour when they crashed into a boat near the entrance of the harbour, off the Montagu Foreshore.<\/p>\n
Despite efforts by paramedics, the woman died almost immediately upon arriving at the hospital.<\/p>\n
Her male companion is in serious condition after suffering head injuries.<\/p>\n
Police investigations are underway as police try to figure out who was actually driving the jet-ski, where they acquired the vehicle and the circumstances leading up to the deadly accident.<\/p>\n
Concerns over the dangers of jet-skis and other watersports have been ignored for years by the Bahamas Government, despite numerous deaths and serious injuries.<\/p>\n
There is a poorly enforced law that requires jet-ski operators to provide a 15-minute training session to anyone interested in renting a jet-ski.\u00a0 However, that is rarely done and never enforced.<\/p>\n
The names of the victims have not yet been released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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