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An 18-year-old surfer, Jackson James Rice, has died after a diving accident, his father said on Monday. Rice was selected to compete for the oceanic island of Tonga in kitefoil surfing at the Olympics later this summer.
The 18-year-old died in connection with a free diving accident. He passed out in the water, and could not be revived.
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“I was blessed with the best brother in the whole world, and it pains me to announce that he is now gone,” writes his sister Lily on social media and continues:
“He was incredible at kitesurfing, and I know he had come home from the Olympics with a big, shiny medal. He had so many incredible friends all over the world.”
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