Tragedy for the young champion, Jackson James Rice lost his life at 18: he was supposed to participate in the Olympics in a few days
They are all saddened and shocked by the sudden and heartbreaking passing of the young champion aged just 18 Jackson James Rice. In just a few weeks she was supposed to make her debut at the 2024 Olympics and that’s why the news shocked thousands of people.
The boy’s death actually occurred on the day of Saturday 15 Junebut the father announced the reality only today, to the online newspaper Matangi Tonga. Unfortunately, however, there are still many who are still talking about what happened points to clarify.
According to the first information released by some local media, Jackson James Rice was a young champion of Kite Foiling, which would be similar to Kiteboarding. The young man was supposed to make his debut just a few weeks ago at olympics 2024, with this new discipline. However, it is only in the last few days that the unthinkable has happened.
The sample last Saturday, June 15, was released for train and was free diving from a boat, on the island of Ha’apai in Tonga, found in Polynesia. Most likely due to a blackout suddenly in deep water, the 18 year old lost his life. Some divers found it. The doctors who intervened tried for a long time to revive him, but he was no longer there nothing more to do.
The heartbreaking memory of Jackson James Rice’s family
The drama of this family actually happened on Saturday, but the father Darren Rice decided to break the sad news only today. Jackson’s sister, Lily in a heartbreaking post on social media, he wrote:
I was lucky enough to have the most amazing brother in the world and it pains me to say he is no longer with us… He was an amazing kitefoiler, he would have made it to the Olympics and come out with a big shiny medal.
The news is only starting to circulate in the last few hours and there are many people who are trying to show it nearness to his family, affected by the sudden loss.
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