Friends and family have a broken heart after the 18 -year -old man killed in a vine jet ski accident, “she was a difference manufacturer.”

Sunday, Ava Moore, 18, was Grapevine Lake kayak when it was struck and killed by a jet ski With two women on it, police said.

The driver of the jet ski fled by jumping into a vehicle with a man in the park, according to the police. Two days later, this man and the The suspect driver, Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez was placed in police custody. General prosecutor Ken Paxton said they were both undocumented immigrants.

A family member said they were “completely devastated” by Moore’s death and that “his family will never be the same again”.

Moore is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy Preparatory School on May 19, 2025 and had accepted an appointment to join the Academy as a member of the promotion of 2029.

“Well, there is a lot of sadness, a lot of trouble, a lot of pain,” Ke’Sha Blanton, Moore basketball coach at the academy, told Ke’Sha. “Obviously, none of us saw him coming. Then it goes angry. The anger they left, the anger they have not even seen if it was fine.”

The Academy’s Superintendent said in a statement that Moore had a passion for service.

“We lost an exemplary teammate this weekend – the candidate of the cadets Ava Moore, whose passion for leadership and the service left an impact on all those she met. Ava, happiness and constant attitude helped her squadron to take up the challenges of the preparatory school, and her motivation to excel was exposed as she was looking for the leadership position to team, said the LT. “Our team focuses on the support of the Ava family, their preparatory school squadron, the women’s women’s basketball team and the whole family of academics.”

“She was passionate,” said Blanton. “If she believed in something, you did not change your mind, no matter how well you had thought. She was always going to be right, then just her ability to appreciate and love everyone.”

Moore’s coach and teammate said he was a natural leader.

“She was concerned not only about her teammates, but all over her country,” said Eva Love, one of Moore’s teammates. “And I think it is the most difficult part, it is that it was really going to be a creation of difference to protect us and serve us. And it is just difficult to know that it is really gone.”