Arrest Made in Balloon Littering Investigation at Coconut Grove Marina – NBC 6 South Florida

A man has been arrested after cellphone video captured what appeared to be a number of boaters popping balloons and letting the trash fall into the water close to a Coconut Grove marina on Tuesday.

The video posted by MMG Outboard Division, a bunch who says they "satisfaction ourselves on defending and spreading consciousness on the attractive waters we get to call residence," was shot simply after 4 p.m. at Bayshore Touchdown Marina.

Two individuals onboard the boat are seen popping balloons and letting them fall into the water.

"As we handed them and expressed our disagreement, we had been ignored they usually continued popping away with no care on the earth," the group posted of their message.

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Miami-Dade Police said Wednesday evening that they arrested one man and handed out 9 civil citations.

The person was recognized as 29-year-old David Torres-Bocanegra. He was charged with reckless disregard for the setting.

“As a neighborhood, we share the duty to protect our environment," Miami-Dade Police Director George A. Perez mentioned in a statement. "I am extraordinarily proud of our Unlawful Dumping Unit, for his or her thorough investigation and swift conclusion to this case."

David Torres-Bocanegra

Tom Rivas, who rented the boat so he could suggest to his girlfriend, responded to the criticisms on his Instagram tales, saying he was not responsible for the balloon popping.

"First off, I wish to put my coronary heart out and say how essential it's to guard our surroundings," he said.

Cloud 9, an occasion planning firm, also deflected responsibility in a statement on Instagram.

"Our balloon vendor decorated the boat and left. We decorated the pier, finished the proposal, and cleaned up like we always do. We're never accountable for removing balloon decorations," the statement learn in part.

Esteban Bruna, a yacht broker, shot the cellphone video.

"I used to be pretty upset about it, that is our bay, that is our livelihood," Bruna stated. "I used to be right here when they had been setting them up and then initially I did not actually think a lot of it however I guess as the day was achieved and they started popping away and letting them all go into the water I was shocked."

One witness said the balloons might have been a part of a wedding proposal. Bruna mentioned he confronted the people.

"I mentioned to them,' are you guys critical, is that this something you are going to do right now?' [They] form of simply blew me off, ignored me," Bruna stated. "It was horrifying to see what they have been doing to the marine life and the waterways by simply dumping all of those balloons into the water."

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee mentioned balloons can be mistaken for meals by sea turtles and other marine animals, and if eaten, can lead to internal injury, hunger, and demise.

Balloon releases have been illegal in Florida since 1989.