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Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Yahoo
Teenage boy dead after crashing his watercraft on Lake Havasu, deputies say
A 17-year-old boy from California was found floating dead at Lake Havasu, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said. The unidentified teenager was riding a personal watercraft when he was involved in a crash on June 28, according to the Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to reports of a person wearing a life jacket, floating face down in the water and found not breathing upon discovery by others on the lake. Bystanders attempted to perform CPR on the teen, but he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to the Sheriff's Office. Police learned the teen's family members were on the shore of the lake and lost sight of the boy while he was riding the watercraft by himself. "Evidence suggests that this was a single vessel crash," the Sheriff's Office said. It was not immediately clear what led up to the crash or what caused the boy's death, but the incident remained under investigation, according to the Sheriff's Office. Less than a month before, the Sheriff's Office dealt with a chaotic Memorial Day weekend. Two separate boat fires happened on back-to-back days, along with two boat sinkings, at Lake Havasu. A boat crashed the same day on the Colorado River near the sandbar, with multiple people injured, the Sheriff's Office said. Lake Havasu is a large reservoir formed by the Parker Dam on the Colorado River. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was investigating the incident. Contact reporter Rey Covarrubias Jr. at rcovarrubias@ Follow him on Instagram, X, Threads and Bluesky: @ReyCJrAZ. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: 17-year-old boy killed in watercraft crash at Lake Havasu
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police shooting leaves armed suspect dead in Arizona
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is dead following a police shooting in Arizona after officers said he pointed a weapon at them. The shooting took place on Friday shortly before 2 p.m. in the 4700 block of Ty Street in Kingman. Officers with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office responded to a home after reports that an armed man was pouring gasoline inside. Officers located the man but said he refused to leave the home. A SWAT team and Bullhead City police officers were called in to assist with the matter. When the man exited the home, officers said he pointed a weapon at SWAT members and officers. That is when SWAT members fired their weapons, striking the man. He was then taken to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office. The investigation is being conducted by the Lake Havasu City Police Department, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office stated on Friday. The officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
