This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. To donate, click here.Ĭopyright 2021 Sunbeam Television Corp. One witness said it felt like it was 50 mph winds.Ī GoFundMe has been set up in Salter’s honor. Witnesses said the wind picked up just after 9 a.m. A kite surfer who crashed into a beachfront home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday has died, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said. “He loved what he did, and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, and I’m just in shock right now,” said friend Heather Hentges. Salter, a father, grandfather and cancer survivor died, according to friends, doing what he loved.

His family gathered at Broward Health Medical Center only to get the bad news: Salter didn’t make it. The victim was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center in critical condition. “So we went from relatively calm conditions to extremely dangerous conditions in a short period of time.” “He was attempting to kitesurf in the ocean behind the address here, actually, just two doors down, when strong winds came into the area unexpectedly, and he was not able to release from the kite in a timely manner,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Stephen Gollan. His kite got caught in the burst of wind, dragged him along the sand and sent him flying into the air.

Surveillance footage showed Salter trying to fight the gust and control the kite, but the wind proved to be too powerful. It was a sport he did often and, according to friends, was quite skilled at. THE KITE SURFER - 743 located In NAGS HEAD MP 11.5, NAGS HEAD, NC Outer Banks Oceanside vacation rental with 8 bedrooms, 9.1 baths, Private Pool and Hottub. Fred Salter went kite surfing Wednesday morning.

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