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Three Women Killed When Jet Ski Slams Into Powerboat

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Three women were killed yesterday afternoon in San Dimas when their jet ski slammed into a powerboat at Puddingstone Reservoir."It was a pretty severe accident in the middle of the water," Matt Levesque, a Los Angeles County Fire Department inspector, told the Los Angeles Times.

The three victims, ages 25, 35 and 60, were pronounced dead at the scene. Three men in the other boat had critical injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital in a helicopter. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Parks and Recreation Department are investigating the incident.

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