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Man dies when four Jet Skis collide under a bridge, California police say

One man died Friday afternoon after four Jet Skis collided under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge in California, harbor police said.
One man died Friday afternoon after four Jet Skis collided under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge in California, harbor police said.

One man died when four Jet Skis collided beneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, police reported.

The Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department received word of the fatal crash in San Diego Bay at 12:26 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, a news release said.

A nearby U.S. Coast Guard vessel provided assistance when a man in his 20s was found to be not breathing, police said. They pulled the man from the water and began CPR.

But the man later was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby dock for medical care, police said.

Others involved in the collision were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, the release said. An investigation into the crash continues.

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This story was originally published November 21, 2021 at 8:13 AM with the headline "Man dies when four Jet Skis collide under a bridge, California police say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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