Daniel Gavin Couch

A federal grand jury indicted a Florida boat captain with one count of seaman’s manslaughter in the 2022 parasailing death of an Elk Grove Village woman.

Daniel Gavin Couch, 52, of Marathon, Florida, was employed by Lighthouse Parasail, Inc., in Monroe County, Florida, and operated a commercial parasailing vessel, the M/V Airborne, on the company’s behalf, according to the indictment.

Couch is accused of engaging in misconduct, negligence or inattention to his duties as captain on May 30, 2022, causing the death of 33-year-old Supraja Alaparthi of Elk Grove Village.

If convicted, Couch faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

In September 2022, Couch was charged with manslaughter and violation of commercial parasailing rules by the Monroe County state attorney's offi

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