Woman Finds Husband Dead in Lake After Falling Off Jet Ski

A 43-year-old man has died after the jet ski he and his wife were riding overturned in Arizona on Easter, authorities said. 

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE that authorities responded on Sunday, April 20, around 2:59 p.m., local time, to a report of a personal watercraft that flipped over with two people in the Scorpion Bay area of Lake Pleasant, located northwest of Phoenix.

“The jet ski was making a u-turn in the water and the subjects fell off,” the sheriff’s office said. “A male and female were both wearing life jackets, however, the female found the male floating face down in the water and was unable to turn him over.”

Authorities found the unresponsive man, identified as Tejan Sesay, who was being administered life-saving procedures by good Samaritans from another boat, authorities said.

Despite authorities' efforts to revive Sesay with CPR, he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m., the agency added. Sesay’s wife did not sustain injuries.

“An investigation is underway to determine the male’s exact cause of death,” the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.

David Moyer, a MCSO public information officer, told Fox affiliate KSAZ that the couple had rented the jet ski at Scorpion Bay. 

“The female stated that it was having some sort of mechanical issue and they were attempting to make a U-turn when they both fell off to take it back," he said.

Other nearby boaters tried to help Sesay, Moyer noted. 

"We thank them, obviously, for stopping to assist,” Moyer told KSAZ. “They obviously saw somebody in distress, so they did come to their aid and they did the best they could do at that point.”

In a Monday, April 21, Facebook post announcing Sesay's death, Sierra Power Renewable Energy SL Limited, which is based in Sierra Leone, said that he was a co-founding member of the organization. 

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“As Chairman of our Technical Committee and our representative in the United States, Mr. Sesay was instrumental in shaping the vision and mission of Sierra Power,” the group wrote.

“His unwavering dedication to clean energy access and sustainable development in Sierra Leone will never be forgotten," they added. "We extend our deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, and all those whose lives he touched.🕯️May his soul rest in perfect peace."