Boating accident killed Topeka man at Perry Lake
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officers are looking into the fatal boating accident. Enlarge video
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officers are still investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred Saturday afternoon at Perry Lake in Jefferson County.
The agency has identified 50-year-old Rafael Estrada, of Topeka, as the man killed on the lake's upper Rock Creek arm.
Wildlife and Parks officers said according to a preliminary investigation it appeared Estrada was riding a jet ski or personal watercraft that turned in front of a boat. The boat then struck the jet ski.
An accident reconstruction team is still investigating, and a report may not be issued for several days, said Kevin Defisher, the regional boating officer for northeastern Kansas.
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