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00:00 The couple who were parasailing in Boracay fell from the air.
00:04 They put their luggage in the air.
00:05 And the main reason for the accident was hit by Jonathan Andal.
00:08 This video of the parasailing in Boracay is now viral.
00:15 By the tourist Rika May and her fiancé.
00:18 Your reaction is so funny.
00:21 Don't do that.
00:22 While they were in Alapaap,
00:24 the one who was pulling their speedboat suddenly...
00:27 [Screaming]
00:36 They were slowly sinking for a few seconds.
00:39 But suddenly, they were getting closer to the sea.
00:42 [Screaming]
00:48 Although the video was about to sink,
00:51 the couple's laughter was also heard.
00:54 [Screaming]
00:57 They thought it was a normal part of parasailing.
01:01 But suddenly, from the speedboat itself,
01:04 the crew called for rescue.
01:06 [Screaming]
01:08 When the rescue boat arrived,
01:10 Rika was told that what happened was not right.
01:13 They were diving down to remove the...
01:17 the metal that was attached, the vest.
01:21 They were asked if they were okay, if they were sick,
01:25 if they were hit by something.
01:27 When we were lifted,
01:29 they were explained what happened.
01:31 The engine was damaged.
01:33 The engine didn't work.
01:35 And there was no gasoline.
01:37 So, there was no gasoline.
01:39 But in the investigation,
01:41 it was found that the engine's LEC was attached
01:44 to the sinking dead seagrass.
01:47 The seagrass ate the lower part of the engine.
01:51 The gasoline was removed.
01:52 There was a lot of gas before it was removed.
01:54 They said they had no injuries.
01:56 They were just hurt because of the impact of the sinking.
02:00 But what they were most afraid of was the large parachute
02:04 attached to their vests and if someone approached them.
02:09 If someone was swimming below us.
02:11 The parachute and my vest,
02:13 the one on our legs, I couldn't remove it.
02:17 We couldn't swim towards our speedboat.
02:21 Despite this, the paratroopers still tried to sail.
02:25 We regretted that we tried if it was just bad memories.
02:29 So, we tried again.
02:31 And the second time around, everything was fine.
02:36 And we were guided.
02:38 A lot of people guided us.
02:39 A lot of people asked us.
02:41 We tried to get the operator who was in charge of the parasailing activity.
02:46 But they didn't give us an official statement.
02:49 Rika, who filed a complaint, had no plans to do so.
02:52 Especially since they had no injuries and they also signed a waiver.
02:55 It's like a waiver that not everyone can blame them
03:01 since we consulted on that waiver.
03:04 This October 7, this incident happened.
03:07 But it was only uploaded on social media yesterday.
03:10 For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, reporting for 24 Hours.
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