Florida teens face felony charges after being caught dumping buckets of trash into ocean in viral video

Two young spring breakers surrendered to police Friday after a viral video showed them dumping trash cans full of garbage into the ocean while boating off the Florida coast last weekend.

A 16-year-old and 15-year-old boy were both hit with third-degree felony pollution for polluting the waters off Boca Raton, Fla. during a recent boat ride, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced.

“The two juveniles turned themselves in to authorities to face the consequences for violating the laws related to polluting the waters of the state of Florida,” the FWC said in a statement according to WPBF.

The sickening video, shared by YouTuber Wavy Boats, captured the moment a boat filled with several teens left the wild Boca Bash party scene and made the short trip out to sea for the quick trash dump.

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Drone footage showed the 16-year-old boater allegedly holding onto the canopy of the boat as he awkwardly air-humped as the boat made its way out of Lake Boca from the inlet into the open waters.

The boat was then faced with heavy waves as two full trash cans were dumped overboard by the boat’s “captain,” the 16-year-old, and his shirtless counterpart.

After the cans emptied, one of the knuckleheads momentarily lifted the cans over their heads to celebrate while the boat was rocked from the waves.

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State wildlife officials condemned the teen’s behavior and called their actions a “serious crime.”

“The illegal dumping of trash in our marine environment is a serious crime, and we worked closely with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office to determine appropriate charges. Callous disregard for Florida’s environment will not be tolerated. This is a teaching moment for all those involved — Florida’s natural resources are precious, and we should all do our part to protect them,” said FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto in a statement.

Law enforcement officials identified the owner of the boat and paid a visit to his home, who confirmed to the police that his 15-year-old son who was manning the boat in the video, according to People.

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“We take the responsibility of caring for our oceans and our community very seriously, and we are extremely saddened by what occurred last weekend at Boca Bash,” the family said in a statement according to WPLG. “We want to extend our sincerest apologies to everyone who has been impacted and rightfully upset by what occurred.

“Our family and our counsel have remained in touch with FWC since we were first contacted by them and have continued to cooperate with all authorities.

“As a family, we agree with FWC Commissioner Rodney Barreto that this is a teaching moment for the young kids involved and they should certainly participate in community service and ocean conservation efforts to deepen their understanding of the importance of our community and environment.”

The teens faced a fine of up to $50,000 and five years in prison.

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