Texas woman sues North Myrtle Beach business for injuries after banana boat ride

A Texas woman is suing a North Myrtle Beach water sports business for injuring her while riding a banana boat.

Marissa Miller filed a personal injury lawsuit against Aloha Watersports, alleging negligence while an employee was driving a jet ski attached to a banana boat.

Duke Randall, owner of Aloha Watersports and one of the defendants in the case was unavailable for comment before publishing.

Miller was riding a banana boat being pulled by a jet ski that was driven by an unnamed Aloha Watersports employee around June 17, 2024.

Miller alleges that because the water levels were high and had dangerously high winds, the employee was negligent with how fast he was driving the jet ski, according to the lawsuit.

Miller and another passenger asked the employee to slow down, the lawsuit alleges, but the employee continued before Miller fell off the banana boat.

She fell in shallow water and the banana boat was dragged over top of her, injuring her.

The employee did not return to pick her up and she crawled back to the beach to get medical attention, according to the lawsuit.

Miller is represented by Justin Lovely and Dillon Thies of the Lovely Law Firm.

This story was originally published May 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM.