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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Teen sisters in jet ski crash were warned about dangerous behavior by cops moments before fatal collision
Two teenage sisters who lost control of a jet ski and crashed into a concrete dock in Florida were warned about safety by officers just moments before the tragic accident. Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 13, of New York, was riding a jet ski with her 16-year-old sister, Aviva, in the waters of Fort Lauderdale this week when the watercraft suddenly veered out of control and crashed into a dock, according to NBC 4 News. The tragic accident claimed Rachel's life and left Aviva hospitalized in a critical but stable condition. On Friday, officials revealed that Marine Unit officers had spoken with the sisters just moments before the fatal crash, engaging in a 'proactive' conversation about water safety, according to WSVN News. As officers were en route to another call, they noticed the girls' Yamaha personal watercraft commit a minor violation, prompting them to stop the sisters on the water, as reported by the outlet. Although officials did not specify the nature of the violation, they described the stop as 'brief and proactive in nature'. But because officers were responding to another call, no written report was filed and no body camera footage was recorded - and sadly, disaster struck just minutes later. 'I want to make sure we get to the bottom of this,' the sisters' father, Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov of Queens' Bukharian Jewish community, told WPLG Local 10 News after his daughter's funeral. 'It's very troubling. I didn't come to Florida to bury my daughter,' he added in tears. 'I came to Florida to have a good time with her and now I have to take her back in a casket. It's not the way I imagined my vacation.' On Tuesday, Rachel was enjoying a surprise family trip to celebrate her eighth-grade graduation. She was behind her older sister at the controls with their parents and an instructor on a separate jetski. Florida law permits a 14-year-old to be on a personal watercraft as long as someone aged 16 or older is driving. But as the teens made their way back to shore along the Intracoastal Waterway near the 2800 block of Northeast 24th Court, the jet ski suddenly veered out of control. The Yamaha violently slammed into the dock ahead, launching both girls into the air before they rammed into the structure. Their father immediately jumped in despite not knowing how to swim. 'Their life jackets were on. They were lying flat,' the girls' brother Yonah Nisanov said. 'My father jumped in and scraped up his hands, feet, his back, all over to save them, and he did what he could.' 'I saw one of the girls being taken in a stretcher,' resident Renée Beninate told WSVN News. 'I didn't know it was a young girl at the time, but my heart still broke,' she added. Both girls were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Rachel tragically succumbed shortly afterward, with the Broward County Medical Examiner determining that she died from blunt force injuries sustained in the collision, according to the outlet. Aviva underwent surgery Tuesday night and remains sedated in the hospital, listed in critical but stable condition, according to CBS News. 'They're going to try to wake her up soon and see how she's doing,' Yonah told the outlet. 'But right now, she's sedated.' Aviva (left) underwent surgery Tuesday night and remains sedated in the hospital, listed in critical but stable condition According to the preliminary report obtained by NBC, the the sisters 'jumped the wake of a passing vessel, lost control, and collided with a concrete dock. An investigation launched by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) remains ongoing. Rachel's body was swiftly flown back to New York, where she was honored with a funeral held Wednesday night at the Bukharian Jewish Community Center in Forest Hills, Queens. 'Parents are not supposed to bury their children. Children are supposed to bury their parents,' Shlomo tearfully said after the funeral, according to WPLG News. 'She was just a kind person,' Yonah told NBC. 'A spiritual person. Kindhearted, always going the extra mile.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Teen celebrating her graduation killed in tragic Jet Ski accident
A teenage girl celebrating her middle school graduation in Florida was tragically killed when the jet ski she was on lost control and slammed into a concrete dock. Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 13, of New York, was enjoying a surprise family trip to Fort Lauderdale this week to celebrate her eighth-grade graduation when she boarded a jet ski with her 16-year-old sister, Aviva, at the controls, according to NBC 4 News. But as they made their way back to shore, the Yamaha personal watercraft suddenly veered out of control and slammed into the dock - launching both girls into the air before they struck the concrete structure themselves. Rachel tragically succumbed to her injuries shortly after the accident, while Aviva remains in critical but stable condition in the hospital. 'My father doesn't even know how to swim,' Yonah Nisanov, the girls' brother, told the outlet. 'He jumped in. My sisters were unconscious.' 'We don't understand why it happened, but we believe that this is what's meant to be,' he added. 'And God is gonna give us the strength to go forward and to strengthen ourselves.' The fatal accident occurred around 3.30pm Tuesday on the Intracoastal Waterway near the 2800 block of Northeast 24th Court, as Rachel and her older sister cruised together on a personal watercraft, with their parents riding nearby on a separate one. Florida law permits a 14-year-old to be on a personal watercraft as long as someone aged 16 or older is driving - which was the case with Aviva at the helm. The personal watercraft, driven by Rachel's 16-year-old sister, Aviva, jumped the wake of a passing vessel and lost control before colliding with the dock - launching both girls into the air before they struck the concrete structure themselves But moments later, the girls lost control and collided violently with the dock - all while their parents watched in horror. The sisters' father, Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov of Queens' Bukharian Jewish community, didn't hesitate to jump into the water to get to his daughters faster - despite not knowing how to swim. 'Their life jackets were on. They were lying flat,' Yonah told NBC. 'My father jumped in and scraped up his hands, feet, his back, all over to save them, and he did what he could.' Nearby residents quickly sensed something was wrong as paramedics hurried to the dock. 'I saw one of the girls being taken in a stretcher,' resident Renée Beninate told WSVN News. 'I didn't know it was a young girl at the time, but my heart still broke,' she added. Both girls were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Rachel tragically succumbed shortly after, while Aviva remained in critical condition as of Wednesday evening. Rachel's body was swiftly flown back to New York, where she was honored with a funeral held Wednesday night at the Bukharian Jewish Community Center in Queens, according to the outlet. Emotions ran deep during the ceremony, as the girls' father tearfully told grieving family and friends that their lives had been shattered after just a few moments on the water. 'You have no idea how everything turned upside down,' Shlomo said, according to WSVN. The teen's brothers spoke to the crowd about how their 13-year-old sister lived fully in the moment, all while tragically expressing their longing for just one more minute with their youngest sibling. 'She was just a kind person,' Yonah told NBC. 'A spiritual person. Kindhearted, always going the extra mile.' Around 9pm Wednesday evening, Rachel's body was flown to Israel, where she is set to be laid to rest in Jerusalem on Thursday, as reported by the outlet. According to the preliminary report obtained by the outlet, the watercraft lost control and collided with a concrete dock while the teens were on 'a guided tour.' During the ride, the sisters 'jumped the wake of a passing vessel, lost control, and collided with a concrete dock,' according to the report. An investigation launched by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) remains ongoing. Jon Rosen, owner of Jet Ski Fort Lauderdale FL - whose company was not involved in Tuesday's crash - explained the standard safety measures for operating a personal watercraft, according to NBC. 'Proper training and education is everything,' Rosen told the outlet. 'One of the most important things about avoiding collisions is scanning around constantly, being in your own space, staying at least 100 feet away from boats, sea walls, docks,' he added. 'We're praying for them, sending our love to them during this difficult time and we're going to go do everything we can to prevent anything like that from ever happening again.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Teen Dies and Older Sister Injured After Their Jet Ski Crashes into Dock During Family Vacation
Their brother said their family had traveled to Florida from New York in honor of his sister's recent graduation NEED TO KNOW A teenage girl has died and her older sister was injured in a jet ski crash in Florida The incident occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 12 The two teenage girls — identified by family as Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 13, Aviva Bracha Nisano, 16 — were riding together when they struck a dock A teenage girl died in a jet ski crash during a family vacation to celebrate her graduation, according to a family member. Her sister, who was driving at the time, was injured, but survived. First responders received 911 calls about the crash shortly after 3:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 12, a public information officer for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. The two teenage girls — identified by family as Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 13, Aviva Bracha Nisano, 16 — were riding together when they struck a dock, according to CBS News Miami, NBC affiliate WTVJ and local news station WPLG. Both girls were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, but Rachel did not survive. Aviva, who was operating the jet ski at the time, remains hospitalized, reported WTVJ. The fire rescue spokesperson said it was unclear how exactly the crash occurred. Speaking about what happened, the girls' brother Yonah told WTVJ that his sisters were "coming back to the dock" when "they lost control" and hit the dock. Yonah said their family traveled to Florida from New York in honor of Rachel's recent graduation — and their father, a rabbi, was on another jet ski at the time. "My father doesn't even know how to swim, he jumped in, my sisters were unconscious, their life jackets were on, they were lying flat and my father jumped in and scraped up his hands, feet, his back all over to save them," he told the outlet. "The father … he says he looked and they were gone,' a friend of the family who also works with Florida Highway Patrol, said during an interview with WPLG. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Esteban Granados, who owns the local company that rented the jet skis to the family, told WPLG that the sisters finished an online safety course prior to taking the jet skis out on the water, but had no prior experience. 'It was their first time,' said the Prime Watersports owner. 'That's why I was stressing all the safety instructions to them." An investigation is ongoing and being handled by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Prime Watersports did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Read the original article on People
