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BEEN CONNECTED TO AN ACCIDENT.
>> [ BLEEP ]!
OH [ BLEEP ]!
>> Reporter: NO MATTER HOW MANY
TIMES YOU'VE SEEN THIS VIDEO, IT
IS STILL PAINFUL TO WATCH.
>> OH [ BLEEP ]!
>> Reporter: 17-YEAR-OLDS ALEXIS
AND SIDNEY ARE STILL IN THE
HOSPITAL.
AFTER TAKING THIS PARASAILING
RIDE IN PANAMA CITY BEACH,
FLORIDA, ON MONDAY.
TOW ROPE SNAPS FREE, THE WIND
GUSTS SWEEPING THEM AWAY,
SMASHING TEAM IN TWO
CONDOMINIUMS BEFORE THEY PLUMB
NEAT THE PARKING LOT, SUFFERING
SEVERE BRAIN TRAUMA, BACK
INJURIES AND FOR SIDNEY GOOD A
BROKEN NECK.
WE'VE LEARNED FROM WJHG THAT
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST ACCIDENT ON
RECORD FOR THE PARASAILING
COMPANY.
AQUATIC ADVENTURES.
>> THE CASE INVOLVING THE TWO
GIRLS FROM INDIANA WHO WERE HURT
IS STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO THE
CASE THAT I HAVE AGAINST THIS
COMPANY.
>> Reporter: PERSONAL INJURY
LAWYER WES PITTMAN SAYS THEIR
CLIENTS SAY THE TOW CABLE CAME
LOOSE IN 2009.
THEY LANDED IN THE OCEAN.
AQUATIC ADVENTURES COULD NOT BE
REACH FORD COMMENT ABOUT EITHER
INCIDENT BUT RELEASED THIS
STATEMENT ABOUT THIS WEEK'S
ACCIDENT ON WEDNESDAY.
WE ADHERE TO BEST PRACTICES TO
MINIMIZE THE RISK ASSOCIATED
WITH WATER SPORT ACTIVITIES
SUDDEN WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN
AND DO OCCUR.
WE ARE UNABLE TO COMMENT FURTHER
AT THIS TIME.
THE TEENS' FAMILIES SAY ALEXIS
FAIRCHILD IS STABLE BUT SIDNEY
GOOD IS STILL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
BOTH GIRLS FACING A LONG ROAD TO
RECOVERY.
>> WHEN SHE WAS WALKING ON HER
THERAPY, SHE WAS WALKING PAST
SIDNEY'S ROOM AND WAS ABLE TO
WALK IN, SAY HI, HOLD HER HAND,
SIDNEY WAS ABLE TO RAISE HER
HAND, YOU KNOW, A GREAT MOMENT.
>> PULLING FOR THEM, PRAYING FOR
THE GIRLS.