When tubing, are there two required to be in the boat as in water skiing? So that there is a driver and a spotter on the boat.
The video said that there were two in the boat and two riding the tube. All were 15-16 yrs old and friends.
The two on the tube had fallen off and were hit by the prop. The kid piloting had a license but at that age you can figure there was a lack of experience.
Kentucky law states that persons being towed on any device must wear a Type I, II or III PFD (Personal Flotation Device). Further, the law requires in addition to the operator of the boat, an observer 12 years of age or older - or - a wide angle rear view mirror mounted so as to let the operator check on the skier but still give full attention to traffic ahead of him. The primary responsibility of the operator is to watch for oncoming traffic and not to be looking at the skier.