Jackson James Rice was set to become the first Caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games.
United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was set to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics , died in a diving accident. He was 18.Rice's father Darren Rice confirmed his son's death Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper. His death happened Saturday at Faleloa, on the island of Ha'apai in the Tonga archipelago.He was free diving from a boat when he suffered a suspected shallow water blackout, Matangi Tonga reported. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Rice was born in the United States to British-born parents but grew up on Ha'apai where his parents operate a tourist lodge. 'I've lived in Tonga my whole life, I see myself as a Tongan,' he told Matangi Tonga last month. 'I don't see myself as anything else.'Rice often posted videos of himself training in Tonga on his Instagram account.
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