On Friday, 09/28/12, at approximately 1100 a.m., League City P.D. received a 911 call of about a jet ski accident on the public waterway of Clear Creek, Galveston County.  The portion of Clear Creek were the accident took place was on the east side of Highway 3 and the railroad bridge, coordinates of Lat. 29’31.093 and Long. 095’05.092. At approximately 1230 p.m. I arrived at the public boat ramp on FM 270 located in League City, Galveston County.   
While on scene I made contact with Det.  was informed by him that the body of the operator had been found.  The body/ operator/owner of the jet was identified.  Operator was operating a yellow and white jet ski(TX-4060-JA).  At approximately 1:00 p.m. the League City Marine Division brought the jet ski back to the public ramp. Upon inspection of the watercraft  I notice heavy damage to the bow.  This accident involved a single jet ski which struck a concrete pillar.  Det. informed me that the brother of the deceased was operating the other jet ski owned by Operator.  I made contact with the brother of the decedent who was identified.  I escorted Brother to my patrol unit with the assistance of Warden and I initiated the investigation.  The following are my findings; 

Brother said that he was visiting from Amarillo to attend his niece’s wedding scheduled for that day.  On 09/28/12 Operator asked Brother to come and ride his jet skies before the wedding.  Operator was very excited that his daughter was getting married.  At approximately 10:00 a.m. on 09/28/12 Operator and Brother arrived to the public boat ramp on Clear Creek/ FM 270 in League City, Galveston County.    After Operator (deceased) backed the two jet skis in the water, Brother got on board the blue jet ski and attempted to start it. At the same time Operator was on the yellow jet ski trying to start it.  After several attempts trying to start the yellow jet ski, Brother asked his brother if there was a problem.  Operator told Brother that he had to enter a code to override the starting mechanism.  When the jet ski was started Brother stated that Operator took off east under the bridge and then went back west up Clear Creek.   Operator was not wearing a life jacket.  Brother was still at the boat ramp.  Operator left Brother with the truck still running and trailer still in the water  Brother waited a minute to see if his brother was going to come back. When Operator did not come back, Brother, still at the dock, took the trailer out of the water and parked the truck.  Brother then got back onto the jet ski and begin to head west on Clear Creek looking for his brother Operator.  Approximately 1 minute later Brother found the jet ski Operator had been riding, floating in the water.  The jet ski was located on the east side of the Hwy 3 railroad bridge with severe damage to the bow of the watercraft.  Brother circled the area of the bridge in an attempt to locate Operator but could not find him.  Brother then went to a house on the south shoreline of the creek next to the railroad bridge to call 911. 
Several pictures were taken of the pillars and the area of the crash site.  Sgt. and I then visited the home owner of the house on the south shore line.  I asked the home owner if he had seen the accident and the informed me that he had not. He allowed Brother to use the phone to call 911 and for a short time assisted with looking for his missing brother.  After the interview Sgt. and I left the homeowner. 
According to Det., the deceased was found in the general area of the crash site. The deceased was observed face down with no signs of life. The Medical Examiner's Office cause of death was by blunt force.

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