Man hit in holiday weekend Colorado River jet ski accident dies
The man who was struck by a jet ski along with three other people on the Colorado River Monday has died, according to the Bullhead City Police Department.
After the accident, Ricardo Aponte Almanza, 43, of Corona, California, was taken in critical condition to a trauma center in Las Vegas. He died Wednesday afternoon, police spokesperson Emily Fromelt said in a statement.
One of the other victims identified as Jose Rivas, 21, was also taken to a hospital. As of Monday, he was in critical but stable condition, according to Fromelt. An unidentified 34-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were treated and released.
The driver of the jet ski, identified as Iridian Jazmin Basoco, 26, reportedly lost control and entered the swim-only area, hitting the three men and the woman.
Basoco was driving a rented jet ski from a Bullhead City business and she was wearing a business wristband that meant she had watched and understood a safety video as required by city law, according to police.
The Bullhead City Police Department was investigating the incident and waiting for blood test results as of Thursday. The results could take four to six weeks to come back from the lab, Fromelt said.
Aponte's family created a GoFundMe to help cover medical and funerary costs. According to the fundraiser's description, he left behind a wife and two children.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: 43-year-old man dies after being struck by jet ski on Colorado River
