Kite surfer hurt in crash

A kite surfer was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami Monday after striking a house in Islamorada.

The kite surfer was identified as 49-year-old Adam D. Myers of Toronto, Canada.

His condition as of Tuesday morning was not immediately known.

Deputies responded to 112 Costa Bravo Drive in Islamorada at approximately 3 p.m. regarding a kite surfing accident. Paramedics were already on scene treating Myers, who was found unconscious on the ground behind the residence at that address. He was about 100 feet from the waterline. Trauma Star landed at nearby Island Christian School soon thereafter to airlift Myers.

Witnesses who were with Myers told Detective Ben Elmore that Myers lost control of the kite and it dragged Myers from the water, across the beach, onto the property at Costa Bravo Drive and into a sliding glass door at the residence. Witnesses said Myers was no more than five or six feet off the ground, but the kite was above the roof of the house.

The witnesses stated Myers was using new kite surfing equipment.

The wind was blowing between 20 mph and 30 mph Monday.

No foul play occurred.