State and local authorities in Lyme are investigating a jet skiing accident on the Connecticut River that claimed the life of a 34-year-old Wolcott man on Sunday evening.
Austin Mordowanec was going at a high rate of speed on his jet ski when he crashed into a dock at Hamburg Cove around 6 p.m., according to officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection/
“It appears the operator drove into a private dock. Upon impact, it appears it was fatal,” said DEEP Sgt. Matt Tomassone.
Mordowanec was pronounced dead at the scene.
At this point, investigators do not know if the crash was weather-related. DEEP said they are investigating the cause.
“It doesn’t appear that it was anything other than an accident,” said Sgt. Tomassone.
DEEP’s EnCon Police and the Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit are continuing to investigate the incident.
