Charges are “imminent” against teenagers who threw a heap of trash from a boat during the spring break-like event off the coast of Boca Raton, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said.
The FWC has been the lead investigative agency since a viral YouTube video showed two teenagers dumping garbage into the Atlantic Ocean during the Boca Bash on Sunday, and are working with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, a spokesperson said.
One person on the boat apologized, while a classmate brushed it off with a flippant response when Local 10 asked him about the incident.
“Trash happens everywhere, all over the world,” the unnamed classmate told the news outlet. “We are terrorizing 15-year-old kids ‘cause of trash. Yes, I know they are dumb, but at the same time, we all (have) to realize that Florida is filled with trash.”