Northridge teen dies in jet ski accident on Colorado River
A Northridge teenager was killed Saturday morning when her jet ski collided with another personal watercraft on the Colorado River in unincorporated Riverside County, authorities said.
Lauren Taguchi, 17, died after her jet ski hit Las Vegas resident Ricky Scott Ledford's craft nearly head on, Riverside County sheriff's officials said.
Ledford helped Taguchi to a nearby boat ramp at McIntyre Park, where first responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, officials said.
Taguchi was taken to Palo Verde Hospital, where she died of her injuries.
Deputies towed both vessels to shore as part of their investigation of the accident.
