On 7/29/2012 at approximately 1815 hours a vessel accident occurred when two jetskis collided near Keewaydin Island in Collier County, FL.  The two vessels involved were identical blue and black 2012 Kawasaki Jetskis.  While the two men were operating the jetskis in the Gulf of Mexico they collided.  Operator2 claimed to have thrown himself overboard just prior to the collision and was uninjured.  Operator1 sustained a laceration to his head during the collision and was thrown from his vessel.  Operator2 swam over to Operator1 and attempted to keep him afloat while he yelled for help.  Friends of the two men, who were on the beach at Keewaydin Island, noticed the two Jetskis were not moving and heard screams coming from the area.  The group loaded into a center console vessel and went to the aid of Operator1.  He was loaded into the center console vessel and transported to Bayview Park Boat Ramp.  At the boat ramp Operator1 was turned over to emergency medical personnel, who transported him to Naples Community Hospital.  While enroute to the hospital he was pronounced dead.
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