1 dead in jet ski accident in the Harlem River

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — One person is dead after a jet ski accident in the Harlem River.

It happened near 203rd Street and Ninth Avenue around 8 p.m. on Saturday.

An eyewitness said he saw two men on jet skis trying to do what he described as ‘tricks’ in the moments leading up to the accident.

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As the jet skis crossed paths, he said one crashed into another.

Good Samaritans administered CPR to the unconscious man until paramedics arrived.

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Police say the other man suffered minor injuries.

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