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An Illinois mom is killed and two children are seriously injured while parasailing.

A storm blew in, affecting the stability of the boat towing the family. Now, the husband of a 33-year-old woman has filed lawsuits naming multiple parties.\\xa0 A preliminary incident report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission says boat captain Daniel Couch,49, cut the towing cable when the parasail \\u201cpegged\\u201d in a high gust of wind, threatening to drag his boat.

This resulted in the parasail and the individuals being drug \\u201cthrough and across the surface of the water\\u201d and slammed into an abandoned Florida Keys bridge.

Supraja Alaparthi, 33, was dead before another boat captain untangled her and the children from the parasail cables and rushed them to a Marathon restaurant where crews had set up a staging area.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

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• Mark McCulloh - Parasailing Safety Expert; Chairman, Parasail Safety Council\\xa0\\xa0
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• Michael A. Winkleman - Maritime Attorney (Miami, FL), Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, Expert on Maritime and Cruise Ship Law; X: @cruiseshiplaw\\xa0
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• Dr. Angela\\xa0Arnold \\u2013 Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA. Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
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• Robert Crispin\\xa0\\u2013 Private Investigator: \\u201cCrispin Special Investigations;\\u201d Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division; Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator; Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc.
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• Tim O\'Hara - Reporter, The Key West Citizen
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