An investigation is being taken at Puddingstone Lake, CA following an accident on October 15, 2011 when a Sea-Doo watercraft holding three women collided with a motorboat, killing the three women and seriously injuring the four passengers aboard the boat, reports the Associated Press.
Puddingstone Lake is 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles inside Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. Known for their excellent safety record, they have not had a fatal accident in more than a decade.
“We are going to conduct a very thorough investigation.” stated Chief Lifeguard Hugo Maldonado.
The three women that were killed on the Sea-Doo craft were identified a couple days ago as 34-year-old Mari-Con Abello of Escondido, her 59-year-old mother Aurora Yeso of San Dimas, and 47-year-old Anesia Barba Bautista of Glendora.
Authorities said that all three women were declared dead when the paramedics arrived to the scene at 4:30pm.
Aboard the motorboat, three of the passengers had serious trauma injuries and were airlifted to hospitals, said County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque. Though their injuries were not life-threatening, all precautions were taken. A fourth passenger had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
No details on the collision have been released, but the Sheriff’s homicide detectives and lifeguards from the county’s Parks and Recreation Department are investigating.
Meanwhile, concerns have quickly spread regarding the safety features of the Sea-Doo watercraft. Levesque did not know how many people it is designed to hold, but he believes Sea-Do manufactures vehicles to carry three passengers. Nonetheless, their reputation has been the topic of conversation within the beach cities of Los Angeles.
Time will only tell if a further investigation into Sea-Do will surface.
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