3 Jet Skiers pulled from Lake Tahoe

Three people were pulled from Lake Tahoe on Monday afternoon near Nevada Beach after their personal watercraft became disabled.

“All three persons were nearly hypothermic, and the 13 year old complained of neck pain from the Jet Ski crash,” Douglas County sheriff’s deputies said in a press release. All three were taken to Barton Memorial Hospital.

Boat patrol officers came upon the Jet Ski about 1:30pm nearly one-eighth mile off the beach.

The names and hometowns of the three males are not being released. Ages range from 13 to 31.

They told deputies they crashed the watercraft and then lost the key. They had been in the water for about 25 minutes. All were wearing life jackets.

“It was a single vessel mishap/accident. They did not run into an object. I do not know if it was a rental,” Deputy Bernadette Smith told Lake Tahoe News.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report