BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Two Massachusetts teens parasailing off the coast drifted across the beach into roadway power lines Monday afternoon when the rope attaching them to the boat broke, officials said.

A helicopter transported Natalya Lozko and Stephanie Cote, both 15 and from Chicopee, Mass., to Bayfront Medical Center where they were treated and released, said hospital spokesman Bill Hervey.

Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Robert Suddarth said the boat operator was Kirk Hanne, who runs boats through two companies, Mid Rivers and the Cortez-based U-Fly Parasailing.

Capt. Ernie Cave, spokesman for the West Manatee Fire and Rescue District, said the girls were in a double harness when the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. He said there were others in the boat, though no other injuries were reported.

Witnesses told officials Lozko and Cote got tangled in the power lines, then dropped to the ground, said Capt. Mike Turner at the Manatee County Emergency Communications Center.

Suddarth said the Coast Guard and Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are investigating the incident.

“If it’s determined that there was any negligence on the parasailing company’s side, we may take action – pulling their license or civil penalties,” he said.

He said the parasailing license is no different than the one needed for commercial fishing, and does not require boat inspections.

A call to U-Fly Parasailing was not immediately returned Monday night, and there were no listings for Mid Rivers in telephone directories or on the Internet.

AP-ES-12-29-03 1947EST