A 19-year-old was hit by a lifeguard jet ski while swimming off La Jolla Cove.
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Naval Academy cadet is suing the City of San Diego after being run over by a lifeguard jet ski while swimming off La Jolla cove.
The Torrey Pines High School graduate was knocked unconscious and nearly drowned during he collision on December 26, 2023.
“I was home from the Naval Academy for winter break, and it’s the day after Christmas. So, I was going for a swim in La Jolla Cove,” said Ali Polidori.
The 19-year-old grew up loving the water. She was a competitive diver, a triathlete, and a state of California lifeguard when the incident off La Jolla Cove suddenly changed her life.
“I see the buoy. I’m swimming towards it and the next thing I know, I wake up in the ICU. I’m in the hospital with …