A man was killed in a jet ski crash on the Housatonic River in Stratford on Wednesday.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of the river near the Sikorsky facility on the report of an accident involving a personal watercraft shortly after 10 p.m., according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection .

First responders found an overturned jet ski along the west bank of the river, a spokesperson for DEEP said. A man who had been riding the watercraft was found a short distance away and was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified until next of kin notifications can be made.

According to DEEP, investigators “at this time” do not believe any other vessels were involved in the crash.

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