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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A kitesurfer was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Wednesday morning after crashing into the wall of a home in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the man passed away after 1 p.m.
The incident occurred in the area of Northeast 27th Street and North Ocean Boulevard. Witnesses said it happened just before 10 a.m.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials confirmed that the man launched from the beach and collided with the north side of the home.
He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where he succumbed to his injures.
Friends and loved ones identified the victim as Fred Salter, who said was was in his 60s.
Friend Mike Bradley told Local 10 News’ Christian De La Rosa that Salter had been kite surfing for years and that he had recently beaten Cancer.
“I keep thinking I should’ve been there this morning, but I can’t think that because Freddy was a very intelligent waterman,” Bradley said. “And it’s just how fast something can happen on the water. It’s just crazy.”
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