Kirra Drury has been identified as one of the people who went missing after a deadly boat crash at Moabi Regional Park on Saturday, September 1.
On Tuesday, September 4, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced that they recovered the body of Drury, 24, of Ventura – the third victim found after a boat crash on the Colorado River.
Earlier in the day, police recovered the body of Brian Grabowski, of Tulare, who was also missing. One boater, Raegan Heitzig, remains missing.
51-year-old Christine Lewis was also killed and another nine people were injured, with two in critical condition.
Sheriff Doug Schuster of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said that none of the 16 boaters involved in the crash were wearing life vests, which are not required by law.
Reports indicate that the two boats were traveling around 50 mph at the time of the collision.
via USA Today:
All 16 passengers, 10 on one boat and six on the other, were either thrown or jumped into the rushing river, which was crowded with holiday weekend boaters. Each of the boats that crashed had a mix of family and friends from out of the area, some of whom were rescued by passing boaters.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Monday that investigators had yet to determine what role speed might have played in the accident.
“We haven’t come up with anything on contributing factors yet,” she said. “Once (the missing) are located, then we can continue pursuing that information.”
Drury’s friend, Raegan Heitzig, remains missing at this time.
As of this writing, a portion of the river near Lake Havasu remains closed for a third day as officials still search for Heitzig.
You can donate to the GoFundMe created for Drury’s family here.
