The boater who is accused of hitting and killing a Florida teenager who had fallen into the water while wakeboarding said he had “no knowledge” of the accident and is “devastated” to learn he may have been involved, his attorney said Thursday.
The boat’s owner, Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 78, of Coral Gables, was operating the boat when Ella Adler, 15, was struck and killed near Nixon Beach in Key Biscayne on Saturday, according to an incident report obtained by The Palm Beach Post.
The boat that hit the teen did not stop to help, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. FWC seized the boat on Wednesday. According to authorities, Alonso is cooperating with investigators, FWC said.
According to Alonso’s lawyer, Lauren Krasnoff, the man is devastated over the incident.
“This is the worst possible tragedy and before saying anything else, we want to express our deepest sympathies to Ella Adler’s family and …