Overview
- Police said a jet ski and a vessel collided in waters off Paradise Island around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, drawing a response from the Marine Support Services Branch.
- The male jet-ski rider was found unresponsive with visible injuries, and medical personnel found no vital signs of life at the scene.
- Authorities have not released the victim’s identity as the Royal Bahamas Police Force continues its investigation.
- Police also reported an alleged sexual assault of a U.S. national at a Paradise Island resort hours later, with a 28-year-old man arrested in connection.
- A day earlier, two U.S. men crashed a jet ski into a dock near a resort and declined hospital care, aligning with an April U.S. Embassy advisory urging travelers to avoid jet-ski rentals.