Three rescued, two hospitalized, after Lake Elsinore Sea-Doo mishap
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Three people sustained minor injuries, including one adult and a child who were hospitalized, after a watercraft accident left the trio stranded and their Sea-Doo capsized in the water at Lake Elsinore Monday afternoon, March 22.
LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES:
Deputy hospitalized, suspect dead after shots fired during Perris standoff
Discovery of woman’s body in Temecula leads to Murrieta man’s arrest
Investigation underway after body pulled from Canyon Lake
Cal Fire-Riverside firefighters were alerted to the situation around noon after receiving reports of three people stuck in the lake after their overturned Sea-Doo capsized.
Firefighters, Lake Elsinore Station sheriff’s deputies, and other emergency personnel responded to the Lakeshore Drive Sea Port Boat Launch to begin their rescue effort.
Fire and rescue personnel are seen evaluating and treating three people who were left stranded on Lake Elsinore after their watercraft capsized yesterday afternoon. Cal Fire photos
“Firefighters were able to access a city-owned boat and successfully pulled all three victims from the water,” Cal Fire spokesperson Jody Hagemann reported from the scene.
One adult and one child were transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital with minor injuries, while the third victim was evaluated but declined further treatment at the scene, according to Hagemann.
Officials did not specify what led to the accident and watercraft’s capsizing.
This article sponsored by:
For more information, contact Bill Tyler at Century 21 Full Realty Service.
With breaking news articles, videos, podcasts, opinion pieces and more, Law Enforcement News Network has all the latest news and information related to law enforcement issues across the nation.
Voted Best Independent Sandwich Shop in the Inland Empire by The Press-Enterprise readers choice. Centrally located on N Harvard St in the heart of Downtown Hemet, enjoy over 30 different sandwiches and premium salads. Our coffee is made from locally roasted, Organic Coffee Beans from Idyllwild Coffee Roasters. Come taste the difference that is Downtown Deli & Coffee Company. For more information, visit Downtown Deli & Coffee Co. on Facebook.
Contact the writer: [email protected]
Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.