Sarina Vootkur, Elle Kim Obituary – On Thursday, the Lake County Coroner’s Office released the names of the two teenage girls who tragically lost their lives in a jet ski accident in Antioch. The girls have been identified as Sarina Vootkur, a 16-year-old from Lake Forest, California, and Elle Kim, a 13-year-old from Long Grove, Illinois. According to the preliminary investigation conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Sarina was operating the Yamaha jet ski while Elle was a passenger.
The incident occurred on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. in Lake Marie, near the channel to Grass Lake. At the same time, a 55-year-old man from Antioch was operating a Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser in the vicinity. Witnesses reported that the jet ski was traveling at a high speed directly toward the boat, and despite the boat driver’s efforts to avoid a collision, the two watercraft crashed.
Both Sarina and Elle, who were wearing life vests, were knocked unconscious and thrown into the water. The occupants of the boat immediately pulled the girls out of the water, called 911, and provided assistance. The girls were rushed to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where they were sadly pronounced deceased upon arrival.
Autopsy results revealed that both girls succumbed to blunt force injuries caused by the crash. No other injuries were reported in this tragic incident.
