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NJ Jet Skier Dead, Operator Critical In NY Crash

A jet ski passenger from New Jersey was killed and the operator critically injured following a crash with another watercraft on the Hudson River over Memorial Day weekend.

A jet ski rider was killed and another is critical after crashing head-on with another watercraft.

A jet ski rider was killed and another is critical after crashing head-on with another watercraft.

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Saddle Brook's Jorge Arribasplata, 48, was operating a 2018 Yamaha jet ski with a passenger, while David Torres, 49, of Lodi, was driving a 2017 Yamaha jet ski, with his passenger, Charles Sanchez, of Belleville, on the Hudson River in Newburgh on Saturday, May 27, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.

Both were traveling north when they collided with each other. Torres and Sanchez, 48, were thrown into the river, Nevel said.

Local boaters at the marina immediately offered aid and helped to get everyone involved out of the river. 

Sanchez was taken to Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh and pronounced dead, Nevel said. Torres was listed in critical condition at St. Luke's.

"It was confirmed that neither the operators nor their passengers had consumed alcohol," Nevel said.

The investigation is ongoing

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