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...wake crashing her way; she required 130 stitches. On Easter Sunday at Miami's Hobie Cat Beach, a nine- year-old boy was caught in the path of a water-scooter race; he died the next day. The skiers themselves suffer many of the injuries. Last summer a ski buff was killed when he hit a seawall...
...negative publicity have prompted the watercraft industry to expand its safety campaign. Industry spokesmen maintain that the machines are safe but that they are too often used irresponsibly. "Many people who are buying personal watercraft are buying their first boat," says Catherine Martin, spokeswoman for the International Jet Ski Boating Association. "They'll break some of the laws that other boaters are aware of without even knowing that they're alienating anybody...
February 2-3: The ski team wins its first intercollegiate carnival in 22 years, capturing the Bowdoin Carnival...
...committed to do it, no matter what," he said. "This is what I live for. I don't have a yacht. I don't ski. I love what I do -- which is to plan cities...
Until these suits were brought, most ski accidents had been handled as civil cases, not criminal proceedings. Grand County District Attorney Gregory Long, who filed the charges against both men, says resorts do their best to protect skiers by erecting barriers and posting warning signs at dangerous spots. "There's usually only one person at fault in collisions," says Long. "The skier himself...