Moore was kayaking at Lake Grapevine, a reservoir about 25 miles northwest of Dallas, on the evening of May 25 when a personal watercraft with two women on board fatally struck her, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department had said in a May 26 statement.

Two people have been arrested after 18-year-old kayaker and basketball star Ava Moore was killed in a jet ski hit-and-run in Texas over Memorial Day weekend, authorities have confirmed.

Ava Moore, 18, who had only just joined the US Air Force, died after she was struck by a jet ski while kayaking on Grapevine Lake on Sunday evening.

Senator John Cornyn joins Governor Greg Abbot in calling for the accused operator Daikerlyn Gonzalez to face the death penalty.

Authorities in Texas say two people have been arrested in the death of an 18-year-old who was killed in a jet ski hit-and-run while kayaking over the weekend.

Moore, a 2024 graduate of Timber Creek High School in Keller ISD, played basketball at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School. She graduated from the preparatory school May 19 and was scheduled to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy as part of its Class of 2029.

Ava Moore’s senseless death was caused by an illegal alien who should have never been in our country in the first place,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said after the arrest.