Olympic Heights Grad Passes Away in Jet Ski Accident

Many West Boca residents are mourning the passing of Joel Deleon, who died yesterday in a Jet Ski accident in South County Regional Park. Mr. Deleon was a graduate of Olympic Heights High School.
We were alerted to the incident by a tweet from Fire Rescue:

Fire Rescue subsequently tweeted that the missing person had been found, but there were no further official statements.

There were a number of comments from readers, including comments identifying Mr. Deleon (tagging his Facebook page) and that he had passed away.
Mr. Deleon’s Facebook page is now flooded with messages from friends. We can see dozens of them and it’s likely that there are many more we can’t see due to user privacy settings.

One friend posted this picture:

Another used this as a platform for advice, though we don’t know whether or not Mr. Deleon was wearing a life jacket:

There is also a gathering planned for tonight, posted as a Facebook event and already with dozens of people going.
And there are so many more. Here are just a few:



From West Boca News, we wish comfort to the Deleon family in this difficult time. Rest in peace Mr. Deleon.