Man hit by boat dies from injuries in Yakima

[Matt_E]

YAKIMA - A man who was run over by a ski boat in the Yakima River canyon two weeks ago has died of his injuries.
Matthew S. Jordan, 25, of Yakima, never regained conciousness before he he died Friday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, hospital officials said.
Jordan became separated from his personal watercraft and was hit by the propeller of a ski boat on July 2 in the Roza recreation area north of Yakima.
The boat driver, Jose Jesus Heredia Barajas, 33, was charged last week with assault by watercraft and operating a boat while intoxicated. It was not immediately clear whether a more serious charge will be filed as a result of Jordan's death.




I am trying to find out some more details on this. This happened a couple of hours from me. The prop cut his arm off when it happened. Now he's dead.

Be careful out there.

[ski4]

that's so scarry. man it could happen being on both side the driver or the victim or however you wat to look at it, the driver could be the victim

damn

[Matt_E]

BTW, his injuries included loss of left eye, left arm, tissue on left leg, loss of part of the smaller intestine, brain injury from skull fracture, and some other stuff.

[Shonuff]

It certainly begs the question that if he could've gotten his vest off, could he have swam below the oncoming boat.

Friggin drunks.

[ski4]

maybe, scary thing is though who is to say the rider was not jacking around and playing to close to a moving boat, that is why it is scary to be in either situation, even if the boater was drunk ( yeah it's not cool and all) but if he was put into a ituation that sober or drunk this may have happened. then he is a vicitm too, just sux either way