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Soon-to-Be First Time Olympian JJ Rice Dies at 18 After Tragic Accident

‘MOST AMAZING’

The young athlete is believed to have suffered from shallow water blackout while free-diving in his native Tonga.

Josh Fiallo
Josh Fiallo 

Breaking News Reporter

Three Kitefoilers race off the coast of France.
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Josh Fiallo

Josh Fiallo

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