BULLHEAD CITY – A California man has died in a Nevada hospital after he was injured in a jet ski accident on the Arizona aspect of the Colorado River, authorities stated Thursday.
Bullhead Metropolis police stated 43-year-old Ricardo Aponte Almanza of Corona died Wednesday afternoon at College Medical Middle in Las Vegas.
They stated Almanza was one in every of 4 individuals injured Monday after getting struck by a rented jet ski that a 26-year-old Las Vegas girl was working.
Police stated the girl reportedly misplaced management of the jet ski and it entered a delegated space at Neighborhood Park the place the 4 victims had been swimming.
All 4 had been rushed to a Bullhead Metropolis hospital and Almanza was later flown to a Nevada trauma middle.
A 21-year-old Las Vegas man stays hospitalized in Nevada whereas two different victims had been handled and launched, based on authorities.
Previous to the accident, police stated the girl watched a security video for jet ski renters as required by metropolis regulation and wore a signed wristband to suggest that she understood methods to function the watercraft.
Police stated the outcomes of their investigation of the accident shall be forwarded to the Mohave County Lawyer’s Workplace, who will resolve on attainable fees.