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Wherever you are staying, we have local resort guides with useful get-around maps and key local landmarks and information— including our guide to the beaches around the islands. Continued on page 3 ...
James Killeen's Ibiza Parasailing Company Ordered to Pay 16,000€ Compensation • An Ibiza parasailing company, owned and operated by Brit Mr James Killeen, has been ordered to pay 16,000€ compensation to two young siblings who suffered brain injuries as a result of an ascent in storm conditions.
• Mr Killeen, who continues to operate his parasailing service from the kiosks on San Antonio waterfront, has been
adjudged negligent for failing to observe 'yellow alert' weather warnings that had been issued by Spanish meteorological service AEMET for the time of the trip in 2014.
by Nick Gibbs
Appeal Court Overturns Ibiza Judgement The Audiencia of Palma today condemned the Ibizan parasailing company owned by Mr Killeen, ordering a punitive payment of 16,372€ to be paid in compensation and damages. The case concerned events of the afternoon of September 24, 2014 in Sant Josep, when two siblings, a woman of 31 years and a young man of 22, made a parasailing trip. The case had initially been heard in Ibiza which found in favour of Mr Killeen, however the fourth section of the provincial court today overturned the decision, finding in favour of
the plaintiff family who suffered injuries as a result.
The Incident According to the plaintiffs, during their ascent, gusts of wind that were already evident at the beginning of the trip were getting much stronger. The gusts were causing strong jerks and rapid changes of direction, however the captain of the boat, Mr James Killeen, did not seek to terminate the trip, but continued. The parachute was dragged further and further away from the boat until the rope that connected them broke and the parachute was floating adrift. The strong wind pushed it with its occupants towards the coast, until it hit the Hotel Milord. The plaintiffs were held by the ropes, hanging from a hotel (Continued on page 29)