Lake Elsinore Watercraft Crash Victim Pronounced Dead At Hospital

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — The victim of a watercraft crash Sunday evening on Lake Elsinore has died, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced Monday.

At approximately 6:56 p.m. Sunday, deputies were called about a medical emergency at a boat ramp on the lake in the 32000 block of Riverside Drive.

Deputies were told the male victim was riding a jet ski on the lake with a family friend when they were involved in a collision, the sheriff's department said.

The family friend brought the victim to the boat launch for medical attention. But once there, the victim suffered a medical emergency, the department reported.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews performed life-saving measures at the scene and the victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Further details were not released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy Downs at 951-245–3300.