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Second Teen Dies After Jet Ski Hits Break Wall on Lake St. Clair

Police describe a tube‑tow crash into a steel break wall with no other vessels involved.

Marco Malizia explains on Friday, August 15, 2025 how he jumped in the water on Thursday to help four teenagers who crashed a personal watercraft into the breakwall.

Overview

  • OPP said a 16-year-old from Calgary died in hospital on Aug. 20 after being airlifted with life-threatening injuries from the Aug. 14 collision.
  • A 17-year-old from Windsor-Essex died earlier after the crash, while two other girls, ages 15 and 17, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near Couture Beach in the Municipality of Lakeshore on Lake St. Clair.
  • Police report the personal watercraft was a Jet Ski towing a tube that struck a steel shoreline break wall, and no other watercraft were involved.
  • First responders, with help from nearby residents, rescued four teenagers from the water as OPP continues its investigation and offers condolences.