Authorities search for jet ski suspect after 18-year-old kayaker killed on Grapevine Lake
The family of an 18-year-old woman killed after a jet ski collided with her kayak on Grapevine Lake is pleading for the public's help in identifying those responsible.
Ava Moore's family made their appeal on social media as authorities released a photo of the woman believed to have been operating the jet ski just after 5 p.m. Sunday and asked for help determining who she is.
A family member said they are "completely devastated" by Moore's death and that their "family will never be the same."
Moore was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Texas Game Wardens and Grapevine police are also asking for help locating the suspect.
Authorities said the woman driving the jet ski fled the scene with a man, who later crashed his car into another vehicle before driving off. A passenger on the jet ski remained at the scene and spoke with officers, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Lisa Scrabeck, who was at the lake, helped render aid to Ava Moore after she was pulled ashore. She checked for a pulse and heartbeat and confirmed that Moore was wearing a life jacket, which was removed before CPR began.
"She didn't suffer in agony," Scrabeck told CBS News Texas. "It's very tragic, and I extend my deepest condolences to the family. I can't imagine being the parents of this young girl. But one thing I can say is that she didn't suffer from the moment I saw her."
Scrabeck also noted that she had seen the women on the jet ski "driving recklessly" throughout the day.
Anyone with information on the woman or the man police say she left with is asked to contact Grapevine PD at cidmail@grapevinetexas.gov.
