The videotape, along with the parasail, tandem bar and harness on which a vacationing Kentucky mother and her daughter were riding when they fell 250 feet are being looked at in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission office in Fort Myers.

Friday, parasail regulation proponent Mark McCulloh, at the invitation of the U.S. Coast Guard, took a look at the parasail equipment involved in the accident to determine its condition.

Lisabeth Hope Bailey-Straney, 37, and her 13-year-old daughter, Taylor Straney, were killed when the seating harness broke as strong winds buffeted the parasail above them. They fell more than 20 stories into shallow water.

The Coast Guard and conservation commission are investigating the accident.

After two hours with officers Friday, McCulloh said he wants to inspect AA Parasail Waverunners Etc. Inc.'s boat and talk to the captain before giving an opinion.

Soon after the accident, Lee County's tourism industry stepped in to help the family. Hoteliers, airline employees, car rental managers and social workers were called to smooth the way as the Straneys' relatives flew in, made arrangements and returned home within 24 hours.

The Straneys are remembered fondly in their hometown of Vine Grove, Ky., south of Louisville.

Pastor Christian Burton of Valley View Baptist Church in Vine Grove said Hope was one of the first people to welcome him to the community three years ago.

"They were church members, but they were more than that," he said. "They were friends. We're going to miss them. They just touched a lot of people's lives, and people like that don't come along every day."

Burton went to J.T. Alton Middle School, where Taylor was a student, in Vine Grove on Friday for a grief counseling session.

Steve Cox, the golf pro at Vine Grove's Lincoln Trail Country Club, which the Straneys co-own, said Hope, who ran the restaurant, worked hard and was well-liked by co-workers and customers.

"There was nobody that Hope wouldn't talk to," he said. "She was just a real bubbly person, real friendly."

Cox described Taylor, a budding golfer, similarly.

"She would always come around and ask if you needed any help with anything," he said. "She was an excellent student, a good kid in school and just well-liked. "