Crime & Safety
Los Angeles Woman Killed In Ariz. Boating Accident
Jennifer Renee Martin, 31, died in the accident on Lake Havasu this weekend but her body was not recovered until Tuesday morning.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The body of a Los Angeles woman killed in a boating accident Saturday on Lake Havasu in Arizona was found Tuesday morning, the Mohave County Sheriff's Department said.
Jennifer Renee Martin, 31, was on a 35-foot Nordic twin motorboat when it flipped around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to the sheriff's department's statement. Nearby boaters rushed into help the victims, including a 51-year-old Redondo Beach man who later died at a hospital, but Martin was missing.
Sheriff's rescue divers spent the weekend searching for Martin. Her body was found Tuesday morning in 40 feet of water near the site of the accident by divers using sonar equipment, according to the sheriff's office.
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The investigation into the accident is ongoing though deputies suspect alcohol was a factor.
— Photo courtesy of the Mohave County Sheriff's Department
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