Funeral Set For Mundelein Student Killed In Jet Ski Crash

MUNDELEIN, IL — Funeral services have been set for a 13-year-old suburban girl who was killed in a June 18 collision with a boat while she was riding on a jet ski on Lake Marie.

A visitation for Elle Hyon Kim is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Matz Mt. Prospect Funeral Chapel, 410 E. Rand Road, Mount Prospect. A celebration of life will run from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home, according to Kim's obituary.

Kim, who would've been in eighth grade this fall at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein, died after the jet ski she was on collided with a boat on Lake Marie Tuesday. The driver of the jet ski was identified as Sarina Vootkur, 16, of Lake Forest, California.

Preliminary results from autopsies show both girls died from blunt force injuries.

Kim, of Long Grove, loved sports, including golfing and swimming, according to her obituary. Those attending her funeral and visitation are encouraged to wear purple, which was Kim's favorite color.

Meanwhile, a fundraiser set up by Vootkur's boyfriend, Jake Cunanan, has raised more than $40,000.

The funds will be used to hold a memorial service and put in place some sort of "permanent remembrance to commemorate her in the way she deserves," Cunanan wrote on a GoFundMe set up to bring in funds.

Vootkur loved soccer, journaling, filming, editing and wanted to be an English teacher, Cunanan wrote.

"She was so special and gone way too soon," Cunanan wrote.

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