MIAMI, FL — Two men, Carlos “Bill” Guillermo Alonso, 79, and Edmund Richard Hartley, 31, have been charged in connection with the tragic death of Ella Adler, a 15-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a boat while wakeboarding in Biscayne Bay on May 11, 2024.
Ella, who had been wakeboarding on the afternoon of May 11, fell into the water, and shortly after, she was struck by a boat. The pilot of the boat that struck Ella was identified as Alonso, while Hartley was operating the boat that had been towing her prior to the fall.
The Tragic Incident:…