Police locate body of missing jet skier in Easthampton following boat collision

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — The body of a missing jet skier was recovered in Easthampton on Tuesday after a boating accident over the weekend, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Search teams located Carlos Lopez, who disappeared after hitting a boat on the Connecticut River around 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Two people on the boat that the jet skier hit were taken to a nearby hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

Teams looked for Lopez until midnight Sunday but were unable to locate him. The search was suspended again Monday night without finding him.

On Tuesday around 1 p.m., state troopers using an underwater remotely operated vehicle found an area of interest. A dive team went into the water and found Lopez about 15 feet below the surface. His body was found about 150 feet from shore a short distance from where the crash took place.

No further information has been made available at this time.

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