Law enforcement divers recovered the body of 18-year-old Flagler County resident Ritchy Volmar in the Intracoastal Waterway Feb. 25 after a jet ski accident.
The search began the previous day, after Volmar and a friend were riding on a jet ski together near Bings Landing and were both thrown from the watercraft, according to the FCSO.
Volmar, who was not wearing a life vest, disappeared into the water. The friend, who was wearing a life vest, searched for him, but didn t find him. The friend called 911 at 2:34 p.m. and showed law enforcement officers where the accident occurred. The friend that called 911 told us that [Volmar] could swim, so there must have been a reason that he was unable to recover from being thrown off, Flagler County Sheriff s Office Public Affairs Manager Brittany Kershaw said. He wasn’t sure if he was hurt.