Fatal boating accident in Sussex County

Police are investigating a fatal boating accident in Sussex County  that occurred Saturday afternoon in Delaware.

Police say a personal watercraft, or jet ski, was returning to Pot Nets Bayside near Paradise Grill, in the Indian River Bay,  when it collided with the bow of a pontoon boat leaving Pot Nets Bay.

The impact of the crash sent the jet ski several feet over the pontoon — before it came down in the water.

Investigators report the jet ski operator, a 78-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the pontoon, a 56-year-old man from Wilmington, was flown to Christina Medical Center and is listed in stable condition.

The other two passengers on board the pontoon boat,

Fish and Wildlife Natural Police say all names are being withheld pending notification of family members.