AUGUST 10, 2009 - A 25-year-old woman died when the personal watercraft she was driving collided with another vessel on Silverwood Lake, authorities said. Chanisar Dechakaisaya of Glendale was fatally injured shortly after 2 p.m. as she rode south toward the shoreline, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office. She was airlifted to Arrowhead [...]

JULY 27, 2009 - A 48-year-old man was flown to a hospital after he was injured on Lake Nacimiento, authorities said. The man was riding a Jet Ski-type watercraft when he fell off near the Nacimiento Dam and was struck by another personal watercraft, according to Cal Fire. A California Highway Patrol helicopter transported the [...]

JULY 15, 2009 - An 11-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a boat’s propeller during junior lifeguard training, authorities said. Allyssa Squirrell of Laguna Hills was injured just before 3 p.m. while training with a group of 20-25 junior lifeguards, all between the ages of 11 and 12, according to the Orange [...]

JULY 12, 2009 - The body of a 23-year-old Moreno Valley man was recovered a few hours after the boat he was driving collided with another, authorities said. David Kerber was driving his vessel south about 3:26 p.m. when he attempted to pass another southbound boat. Kerber then collided with a northbound watercraft, knocking his [...]

JULY 2, 2009 - A kayaker is dead and another is missing after their watercraft overturned in the ocean off San Luis Obispo County, authorities said. A witness reported seeing two people in a kayak in distress off Sherwood Drive about 3 p.m. The kayak then overturned 300 to 400 yards off shore, according to [...]

JUNE 29, 2009 - A 47-year-old Bakersfield man drowned after attempting to retrieve his wayward vessel, authorities said. Aaron Bricker, who had owned a cabin in the Lake Isabella area for several years, ran into the water in an attempt to secure his boat, which had drifted from shore, according to a family friend. Bricker [...]

JUNE 28, 2009 - Two men from Huntington Beach were killed and another was injured when their boat hit a bridge at high tide, authorities said. Shawn Michael Wilson, 35, was the driver and registered owner of the 12-foot inflatable Zodiac, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman. Wilson died along with passenger Caleb [...]

MAY 27, 2009 - Divers from the Bullhead City, Ariz. fire department continued their search Tuesday for the body of 42-year-old John Silva, who is thought to have drowned on the Nevada side of the lake after jumping off a boat with no life jacket around 4:30 p.m. Shortly after entering the water, Silva began [...]