Florida man faces jail time for ballooning

A video of dozens of balloons being dropped from a boat into the water prompted the Miami Police Department to investigate the incident. Read more about this story told the publication Fox News.

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A video shared by Esteban Bruna shows people at the bow of a boat dropping dozens of balloons into the water after a noisy party.

“Let's have a party: pop all the balloons and drop them right into the water,” Bruna says in this post.

Fragments of discarded balloons can be seen throughout the marina.

Detectives from the Miami Police Department's (MPD) Illegal Dump Division have launched an investigation.

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"The Miami Police Department, along with other agencies tasked with protecting our waterways, are actively investigating the incident, which was caught on video," MPD wrote on Twitter. “We take environmental crime seriously and will work to hold those responsible for reckless acts accountable.”

According to the latest data, the police have already managed to arrest 1 person and 10 more people have been brought to justice, writes Local10.

The arrested suspect was 29-year-old David Sebastian Torres-Bocanegra. He is being held at the Turner Guildford-Knight Correctional Center.

According to Miami-Dade police officers, the total amount of fines is more than $25.

Fitness trainer Tom Rivas said he rented a yacht to propose to his girlfriend.

Cloud Nine, which specializes in such romantic events, helped him plan the red carpet party. Everything went smoothly. His chosen one said "Yes!" But a few hours later, the event was linked to water pollution.

“A very special day for us turned into a lot of negative messages,” Rivas wrote on Instagram.

According to him, he was inside the yacht and did not see what was happening.

“The crew proceeded to remove the balloons. To be honest, we had no idea until we saw the post,” Rivas explained on Instagram.

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Local environmentalists were outraged. Deflated latex, mylar or vinyl balloons float on the surface of the water. Turtles, seabirds and other underwater animals often mistake this material for jellyfish and eat it or feed it to their young.

A Cloud Nine spokesperson said the company has learned its lesson and intends to no longer use balloons for decoration when events are held near the water.

For Rivas' engagement, Cloud Nine commissioned a balloon salesman to dress up the yacht.

“The employees of the company decorated the pier, finished the offer and, as always, cleaned up. We are not responsible for the removal of decorations from balloons. Now we are trying to study the situation,” the organizer of the event said in a statement.

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