U.S. Warns Against Bahamas Jet Ski Rentals After 1 Death, 6 Hospitalizations
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
U.S. Warns Against Bahamas Jet Ski Rentals After 1 Death, 6 Hospitalizations
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Summary
The U.S. Embassy in Nassau told Americans to avoid all jet ski rentals in the Bahamas, saying rogue operators around Nassau and Paradise Island have been tied to deaths, injuries and sexual assaults.
U.S. Ambassador Herschel Walker said unlicensed, uninsured operators use unsafe watercraft and sometimes take victims to isolated islands, while law enforcement oversight is "sporadic at best."
Since August 2024, 6 U.S. citizens have been hospitalized in jet ski crashes and 3 needed emergency medical evacuation to the United States; the warning also follows the 2025 death of Robert Rosa in Nassau.
The embassy said 3 rapes involving jet ski operators were reported in 2024, and U.S. government employees remain barred from renting or riding jet skis as Washington works with Bahamian authorities on the issue.