Teen missing in Lake Down after falling off jet ski

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has been searching the water since the Thursday night incident.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 3:08 p.m. June 10, 2021

Southwest Orange
News

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has had a boat in the waters of Lake Down in Windermere searching for a 17-year-old boy who fell off a jet ski and never resurfaced.

The teen and a friend were riding the jet skis about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, when they both fell off, according to deputies. Deputies responded to 9746 Wild Oak Drive, Windermere, to begin the search.

The friend was rescued and taken to Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital in Ocoee. The search for the second teen continues today.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.