US EditionNorth Texas Family's Dream Bahamas Vacation Turns Into Nightmare After Husband and Father Nearly Cut in Half by Boat Propeller
EXUMA DISTRICT, BAHAMAS, JULY 4 – Brent Slough suffered life-threatening injuries requiring surgery after a hit-and-run boat incident while snorkeling; authorities are searching for the responsible boat and crew.
- On June 30, 2025, Brent Slough, a 42-year-old former Army Ranger from Prosper, Texas, was struck by a boat while snorkeling near the shores of Exuma in the Bahamas.
- The incident occurred when a small boat approached the shallows where the Sloughs were snorkeling about 20 feet from the beach and did not stop after hitting Brent.
- Brent sustained severe injuries including multiple leg fractures and deep gashes, was rescued by his family and others, taken to a local hospital, and then flown to a Miami ICU where he underwent a four-hour operation.
- Brent's wife, Whitney Slough, described how the boat's propeller struck him around the lower back and legs, causing severe injuries, and expressed that they felt completely supported by their faith throughout the ordeal.
- Officials in the Bahamas are actively looking for the missing boat and its crew, while the Slough family relies on their faith and organizes fundraising efforts to cover medical expenses as they pursue justice and healing.
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Former Army Ranger struck by boat propeller in hit-and-run during Bahamas vacation: ‘His bottom was almost completely detached’
Former Army Ranger Brent Slough was nearly sliced in half when he was struck by a propeller of a boat that ran him over in a disturbing hit-and-run as he snorkeled off the coast of the Bahamas during a family vacation.
North Texas family's dream Bahamas vacation turns into nightmare after husband and father nearly cut in half by boat propeller | News Channel 3-12
By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — A dream summer vacation in paradise this week has turned into a nightmare for a Prosper family. A 42-year-old husband and father is in intensive care in a Miami hospital after a crime in the Bahamas that almost cost him his life. After a flight from DFW that arrived in the Bahamas on Monday, the Slough family couldn’t wait to pose for a photo on the beach before a 10-day vacat…
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Army Ranger in ICU after being hit by boat propeller while snorkeling in the Bahamas
Brent Slough was vacationing with his family on June 30 when the incident occurred in the Exuma district of the islands. The driver of the boat did not stop
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