Bay Area rising star athlete drowns after Fourth of July boating accident in Lake Tahoe

July 8, 2021

An Asian American teenager from California’s Marin County drowned after falling into Lake Tahoe over the Fourth of July weekend.

What happened: Myles Kawashima, 17, was boating at the lake with his friends on Monday evening when the accident occurred, reported KTVU.

As Kawashima tried to move to another seat, their boat hit a wave, hurling the teenager into the water.
According to Aaron Meier, a spokesperson for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Kawashima’s friends “turned around and by the time they got back to where he was he had already gone under the water.”
The teenagers managed to pull Kawashima on deck and call 911. Authorities performed CPR, but Kawashima died while being transported to the hospital.
According to the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, the official cause of Kawashima’s death is drowning.

Remembering Kawashima: The teenager played for Redwood High School’s baseball and football teams, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

On Tuesday, the school’s football team posted about him on Facebook. “Our Redwood football family is mourning the tragic loss of Myles Kawashima,” the post states.
Nick Naudain, a former coach of Kawashima’s, shared that the teenager was “a good guy who wanted to see people happy and successful.”
Kawashima was also a baseball player for the California Warriors, according to KTVU. Kobi Allen, another former coach of Kawashima’s, said that he was “a team-first kid, humble and hard-working. He never complained, and whenever he stepped out on the mound, he gave it his all.”

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