Teen dies after 6-foot waves capsize boat, trapping her underneath, CA cops say
A 17-year-old girl died after she was trapped under a capsized boat in a lake over Labor Day weekend, authorities in Arizona and California said.
A monsoon storm brought 6-foot waves to Lake Havasu — a reservoir created by a dam on the Colorado River that runs through California and Arizona, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said.
Authorities said they responded to three sinking boats due to the Sept. 4 storm.
One pontoon capsized, trapping a 17-year-old girl underneath it, and there were multiple people missing in the water near the California shoreline, deputies said.
The 17-year-old of Pico Rivera, California, was taken to a hospital in Phoenix, where she died from her injuries the next day, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
A cause of death has not been determined, authorities said.
This story was originally published September 6, 2022 at 7:11 PM with the headline "Teen dies after 6-foot waves capsize boat, trapping her underneath, CA cops say."
