Kite foil racer Jackson James Rice died at the age of 18 following a freediving accident weeks before he was set to make his Olympic debut in Paris
Jackson James Rice, an 18-year-old kite foil racer weeks away from his debut at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, has died.
Per Matangi Tonga Online, Jackson’s body was found at 12:15 PM on the seafloor by other divers underneath the boat. While attempts were made to resuscitate Jackson, they were unable to revive him. Jackson was a hero in his own right, according to Darren, who recalled how his son at only 15 had helped rescue 18 people when a ferryboat capsized near Faleloa in 2021. Jackson also helped pull two girls back to safety after they had been swept out to sea from a sandbar.
“I’ve lived in Tonga my whole life, I see myself as a Tongan, I don’t see myself as anything else,” Jackson told Matangi Tonga in May.
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