Two teenage girls fighting for their lives after they smashed into side of apartment block when para-sailing line broke free from boat

Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, both 17 were on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida from Huntington, Indiana

Their tandem parasail line snapped free from the towing boat and the girls were blown into the side of an apartment complex

They were then smashed into power lines and crashed onto an SUV in a parking lot

They are currently in a critical condition



Hundreds of beach goers watched in horror as two terrified teenage girls crashed into the 13th floor of a condominium after a para-sailing accident in Florida on Monday.

Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, both 17, were left at the mercy of the wind after the line connecting their tandem para-sail to the boat broke free and they careered into the building and then thrown onto power lines before landing on-top of cars in a parking lot.

Both girls who were on vacation from Huntington, Indiana, were heard to scream out loud before they hit the 13th floor balcony and they were rushed to Bay Medical Center where they are currently in a critical condition.

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Injured: Alexis Fairchild (left) and Sidney Good were injured on a vacation to Florida after their para-sail broke lose and slammed them into the side of a condominium, then a power line and then an SUV in a parking lot

Horror: Beachgoers stare in disbelief as Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good approach the apartment complex (left) in Panama City Beach, Florida and tragically slam into the side (right)

Reeling: According to witnesses the girls were screaming in terror as they approached the complex and the wind blew them straight down into a power line (right)

'It was heading towards the condos and they were screaming and it was - it was horrific,' said witness Inga Bobbin to WJHG.

'And they hit the building and then they stopped screaming and it was awful. Everybody was trying to get to them and nobody could do anything.'

According to the The News Herald, the women appeared to have sustained serious injuries after their impact caved in the roof and front windshield of an SUV in the parking lot.



The impact of the girls into the 13th floor, also caused a balcony to buckle when the girls hit - witnessed by hundreds of holiday makers on the Gulf Coast beach.

'We need all the prayers for these girls that we can get,' Eric Good, Sidney’s father, said Tuesday morning according to The News Herald.

Watch Video: Horrifying Moment Teenage Girls Crash into Condominium Block

Prayers: Alexis Fairchild (left) and Sidney Good (right): #PrayforSidneyandAlexis was trending on twitter in the northeastern Indiana area on Tuesday after word of the accident began to spread Terrifying: Clearly visible is the buckling of the balcony on the 13th floor of the condominium at the beach resort

Impact: The two young girls came crashing down onto a SUV parked behind the condominium buildings at Panama City Beach

Horror: The two stricken girls were immediately helped by passersby and witnesses who watched helplessly as they crash landed

'It was gruesome,' said Michael Kennedy who was one of the first to reach the girls in the parking lot.



According to other witnesses both girls were breathing, but only one was conscious.



Amy Barron, on holiday from Alabama said she watched helplessly as the girls crashed into a power line before they came to their shuddering halt.



'We knew they were going to hit, but there was nothing we could do about it,' said Barron to the News Herald.

Another witness, Parker Dixon, of Georgia, said he saw he an electric explosion as the teenagers made contact with the power line when the accident happened at around 4 p.m. on Monday.



Currently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the accident - taking pictures, collecting evidence, and talking to the many witnesses.



'It was traumatic. It was hard. I mean it's hard to watch, something you'll never forget,' said Doug Mador, a resident of The Commodore Condominium.



'When the storm came up earlier, the parasail broke loose. There were two girls parasailing, and they broke loose.'

Jake Hood described as he stood and watched the horrific accident unfold.

'I saw them just going out of control, first hit the hotel, and then they grabbed the rail, and then of course it brought them up, came over the top,' said Jake Hood.

Remnants: The discarded parasail is left in the parking lot behind the apartment block where the girls careered to a halt

'When they got closer to the ground the parachute just dropped and then that car, pretty big impact.'



Witnesses were quick to praise the fast reactions of the emergency workers who were on the scene and assisting the girls within minutes.



Austin Ward, who was on the parasail boat waiting his turn behind the girls described how the girls came loose.

'The wind got so bad it was pulling the parachute, and it started pulling the boat. So they threw the anchor down.

'Once they threw the anchor down the parachute stopped but then they couldn't get the string to come back in and they tried to get the string to come back, tried flooring it and the rope snapped and then they hit the condo right behind us,' said Austin Ward to WJHG.

The boats captain, 30-year-old Tyler Churchwell has declined to comment.

Investigators with the Bary Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Coast Guard have raised the possibility that equipment failure could have been to blame as the line did not hold as expected when the boat dropped anchor in bad weather.



Family members have said on Facebook that the girls are currently in hospital and have both already gone through a series of surgeries.

Locator Map: The condominium block at 4715 Thomas Drive is visible on this map parallel to Panama City Beach

In addition to the boats captain, an individual who spoke to The News Herald who works for Aquatic Adventures, the para-sailing company offered no comment.

The Florida Legislature in May did not manage to pass a bill that would have regulated the para-sailing industry and at the time, James Vaught, a managing partner of Aquatic Adventures spoke to The News Herald about their opposition.



'It’s a lot of bad information,' Vaught said of the bill. 'We’re just not being looked at correctly… we’re being looked at like a bunch of rogue pirates.'



Aquatic Adventures is the largest para-sail operator in the U.S. with 11 boats, working in three marinas across 60 locations.



The legislation would have prohibited any para-sailing activity occurring within 1,800 feet of the shore and during sustained winds of more than 20 mph, in heavy rain or poor visibility.



Vaught told The News Herald that he believes in a self-regulating industry.



'We’ve started creating our own standards,' Vaught said. 'We’ve got a good plan going.'

