UPDATE: One dead after jet ski crash in Lake Tyler

UPDATE: TYLER – The Texas Game Wardens have confirmed that a 75-year-old was killed when a jet ski crashed into a boat at Lake Tyler West on Saturday.

Stephen Ward, 75 of Tyler, was killed when his jet ski crashed into what game wardens called a “recreational vessel” that had four occupants. Those four occupants were uninjured in the crash and no alcohol was involved, according to a press release from the Texas Game Wardens.

An autopsy has been ordered and the Texas Game Warden State Forensics Reconstruction and Mapping Team is investigating the crash.

ORIGINAL STORY: Our news partner KETK reports that Smith County Emergency Services District 2 said one person was injured and is in serious condition after a jet ski crash at Lake Tyler on Saturday.

Officials said one person was riding their jet ski when they were ejected and went underwater at around 5:53 p.m. People nearby were able to pull the person from the water and brought them to the Lake Tyler Marina.

The person was then transported to a local hospital via ambulance to be treated.