14 DAY TRIAL // Two teenage girls have sustained critical injuries after a parasailing stunt went wrong in Panama Beach, Florida.
Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, both visitors from Indiana had their parasail break away from the boat and slam into an apartment building.
Upon hitting the Commodore condominium building they came in contact with power lines, then crashed over cars stationed in the condo complex parking lot.
"It was surreal; I was in shock. [...] Everyone down below us was screaming at the top of their lungs," witness Bill Denny describes finding the girls unconscious in said parking area.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, high winds developed in the area when they tried sailing and a storm started.
"Winds kept the chute aloft and several attempts to winch the riders back onto the vessel failed.
"The anchor was set to keep the boat from being pulled onto shore. The towline detached and the riders were helpless to control the chute," they explain in a statement.
The incident has prompted concerns over the lack of restrictive safety regulations for parasailing.
"If we can produce national safety standards, for this industry so that they can apply these in the field of course we would hope that the net result of all this work be fewer accidents," Larry Meddock with Water Sports Industry Association tells ABC News.
"We've started creating our own standards ... We've got a good plan going," James Vaught of Aquatic Adventures describes upon expressing opposition for a bill on the matter.
The company also owns the boat involved in the accident. The bill has not been passed by the Florida State Senate.
Fox 59 details that the two 17-year-old girls are still in the hospital with life-threatening wounds.
Friends and family have held a prayer session for them and they have set up a fundraiser to gather money for their medical expenses.