Overview
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s preliminary findings point to the sisters’ personal watercraft jumping a wake, losing control and colliding with a concrete dock on August 12.
- Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 14, later died from her injuries and was honored in a Queens funeral service Wednesday before being transported for burial in Israel.
- Aviva Bracha Nisanov, 16, underwent surgery and remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition at Broward Health Medical Center.
- Regulators are examining rental procedures and boating safety documentation after reports that the jet ski owner fled the scene following the crash.
- Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov sustained scrapes and bruises diving into the water to rescue his daughters, and the Queens community has rallied around the grieving family.