RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1 (MO 9160 FP) 10 ft. Yamaha Jet Ski with remote steering with two (2) people on board was traveling southeast on plane in Calcasieu Lake.  The operator was jumping the wake of the vessel in front of him which was a 23' Champion center console vessel which was traveling south.  
  
  V1 struck the port side keel of Vessel 2 (LA 3509 FX) 22' Express center console with 200 Yamaha engine with remote steering.  The operator had one (1) passenger on board and two (2) passengers being pulled on a tube traveling north on plane in Calcasieu Lake.  
  
  The force of the impact caused damage to starboard beam and steering column of V1, ejecting both the operator and passenger off of V1.  
  
  The operator of V1 came out of his PFD and went under the surface of the water and did not resurface.  Operator1 was later recovered from the water and pronounced dead by the Cameron Parish Coroner.  The passenger of V1 was transported to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital with severe injuries (head trauma, collapsed lung, fractured right arm, fractured right elbow, broken teeth, broken eye socket and broken cheek bone).  
  
  There were no injuries in V2.  PFDs were used on V1 but were not properly sized.  PFDs were on board V2 but not used.  No alcohol or drugs are suspected to be involved.  
  
  The operator of V2 did submit to a routine toxicology test.  Citations are pending.  The operator of V1 was jumping the wake of the vessel in front of him and did not see V2.  He also violated Rule 3 of the Rules of the Road for vessels by not yielding the right of way to V2 who was the vessel on the right.  The operator of V1 has some experience with this vessel but, was under the legal operating age and has not taken a boating education class.
  