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Mom killed, 2 kids injured parasailing in Florida Keys

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PIGEON KEY, Fla. - A tourist from Illinois was killed and two young children with her were injured when their parasail was cut loose, dragging them through the ocean and slamming them into a bridge during a sudden storm in the Florida Keys, authorities said.A nearby boater saw them hit the water and rushed to rescue them, pulling the victims into his boat and taking them to waiting paramedics, the U.S.

Coast Guard said in a news release sent Tuesday night.The 33-year-old woman from Schaumburg, Illinois, had already died by the time they arrived at the nearby Sunset Grill Marina, authorities said.

Her 10-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew were taken to hospitals for treatment.John Callion, a fishing guide, raced around Pigeon Key to reach them, his fiancée, Kasey Platt, told WPLG.RELATED: 1 out of 4 Floridians would ignore hurricane evacuation warnings, survey says"He was pretty frantic on the call.

He said, ‘Call 911 right away,’" Platt told the television station.Callion told the Miami Herald that the Memorial Day storm developed suddenly."It was pretty much flat calm, but you could see the storm coming.

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