3 die, 4 injured in San Dimas jet ski accident
Three women were killed Saturday afternoon in San Dimas when their jet ski crashed into a powerboat, injuring four others, authorities said.
The collision between the Sea-Doo watercraft and the boat occurred about 4:30 p.m. in Puddingstone Reservoir at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, said Matt Levesque, a Los Angeles County Fire Department inspector.
“It was a pretty severe accident in the middle of the water,” Levesque said.
The three people killed — ages 25, 35 and 60 — were not identified, he said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Three men on the boat — ages 22, 35 and 36 — sustained critical injuries and were taken by helicopter to a trauma center, Levesque said. A 22-year-old female passenger sustained minor injuries.
The crash is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Parks and Recreation Department.
“It was a tragic, tragic accident,” said Imee Perius, a spokeswoman for the parks department.
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