DATE/TIME: September 4, 2022 at approximately 5:31 pm
INCIDENT: Major Injury Boat Accident/Capsizing
LOCATION: Sandy Beach, Lake Havasu
SUSPECT(S): N/A
VICTIM(S): 17-year-old Female Victim, Resident of Pico Rivera, CA
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On Monday, September 5, 2022, at 7:17 p.m., the female juvenile victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.
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SUMMARY: On September 4, 2022, at appoximately 5:31 pm, a monsoon storm struck Lake Havasu that resulted in extremely high winds. Deputies from the Colorado River Station's Marine Enforcement Unit responded to a capsized boat near Havasu Landing Casino on Lake Havasu. It was reported there were mulitple people in the water and one juvenile trapped underneath the boat.
Mohave County Sheriff's Divers arrived on scene and recovered the female from underneath the capsized boat. Lake Havasu Fire treated the female and transported her to Havasu Regional Medical Center and she was eventually flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital. The San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department is conducting the investigation.
Anybody with information about this incident is urged to contact Corporal Blackard or Deputy Poe of the Colorado River Station at (760)326-9200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to use the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME(27463), or leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Corporal E. Blackard / Deputy B. Poe
Station: Colorado River Station/Marine Enforcement Unit
Phone No. (760)326-9200
Case No. 252200107
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
