Star kite foil racer Jackson James Rice has tragically passed away at the age of 18, just weeks before his scheduled Olympic debut ... commonly known as JJ, was free diving from a boat in Faleloa ...

Jackson James "J.J." Rice, a US-born kitefoiler who competed professionally for Tonga has died in a diving accident ... and had been hoping to make his Olympic debut representing Tonga at the ...

United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18.