boca bashers They put on a disgusting display when they threw garbage cans from a boat after a wild, drunken weekend.
Coeds race across Lake Boca to the Atlantic Ocean south miami The iconic Bakers Haulover Inlet, where a YouTuber captured them throwing empty bottles and drums full of trash into the water.
Viral video captures a trail of floating debris after partygoers jumped into their boats. An overhead drone mounted on the front of the boat recorded them waving and laughing.
“To see someone ruining the ocean like this really makes you angry,” said Rodrigo Samsing, a local sailor. told Fox affiliate WSVN After watching the video. “You know, no one else on the boat tried to stop them. Everyone was just celebrating.”
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Boca Bash partiers are seen littering. (Wavy Boats LLC)
Boca Bash is not associated with the city of Boca Raton. Since it is on water it comes under the jurisdiction of the state. In this case, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the lead agency.
were there 20 arrestsThere were no major incidents or boating accidents, including 17 for boating under influence, according to the FWC.
No arrests were linked to the littering, which became the most talked about incident at the annual event, largely due to YouTuber Wavy Botts’ video going viral.
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“This has become a worldwide story,” FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto said during the commission’s meeting Wednesday. palm beach post, “Over the weekend, my phone died. Hopefully, this will be a big teaching moment for all of them.”
“We need to send the message that Florida does not tolerate this and we want to protect our environment,” said FWC Col. Brian Smith, director of the law enforcement division, according to local newspaper reports.
At this point, it’s unclear what action the FWC will take, but the agency wants everyone involved to perform at least 500 hours of community service.
There is a trail of trash behind the boat after Boca Bash partiers threw trash cans into the Atlantic. (Wavy Boats LLC)
It was a freeze frame of a YouTube video taken before Boca Bash partiers threw trash into the water. (Wavy Boats LLC)
Boca Bash is aware of the incident, and the investigation is being led by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
“The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was notified Sunday of an incident involving illegal trash dumping in Boca Inlet,” FWC said in an email. “This investigation is ongoing and a number of subjects have been identified.
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“FWC investigators are working closely with the State Attorney’s Office to identify appropriate charges for this incident. If you were involved in this incident and wish to come forward, please contact the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922 Do it.”
The names of the suspects have not been released.
Boca Bash partygoers wave to a drone camera after dumping trash in the Atlantic. (Wavy Boats LLC)
The annual Boca Bash in South Florida involved 20 arrests (18 shown). No suspects were involved in the garbage dumping incident (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
The trash dump was part of an annual, spring break-like event in Boca Raton during the last week of April that began in 2007, when partygoers demonstrated even after authorities canceled the event.
Since then, about 6,000 to 10,000 party animals have descended on Boca Raton Lake in Palm Beach County, which is about shoulder-length deep and filled with boats, booze and bikinis.
Boca Bash has approximately 13,000 followers on Instagram. Photos and videos on social media showed co-ed enthusiasts jumping from one boat to another, dancing in the water, jumping on water trampolines and drinking beer and cocktails.
A party boy with a water jetpack got a bird’s-eye view of this year’s floating bonanza.
Like Spring Break, the event sparked heated debate about increasingly dangerous stunts involving thousands of intoxicated people in a small area, which can lead to crime and accidents.
Others say it’s young adults having fun.
The aquatic creature falls under state jurisdiction and is patrolled by 52 FWC officers from across the state, an agency spokesperson told Fox News Digital in an email.
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According to the FWC, there were 20 arrests, 17 of which were for boating while intoxicated, but there were no major incidents or boating accidents.
According to inmate records, most were released and scheduled to return to court earlier this week.
