A New York teen was killed after the watercraft her sister was driving crashed against the docks during a graduation trip in Florida \u2014 with her heartbroken father jumping into the water to desperately try to save them both.<\/p>\n
Rachel Aliza Nisanov, 14, was celebrating her eight-grade graduation with a family getaway to Fort Lauderdale when she boarded a personal watercraft with her 16-year-old sister, Aviva, NBC 4 reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThey were coming back to the dock from what I understand, and they lost control and they hit the dock, and they both went flying and hit the dock,\u201d their brother, Yonah, recalled. <\/p>\n Rachel Aliza Nisanov was just 14 years old. Family Photo<\/p>\n Their father, Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov, of Queen\u2019s Bukharian Jewish community, was nearby on his own watercraft when he saw his girls fall into the water.<\/p>\n \u201cMy father doesn\u2019t even know how to swim,\u201d Yonah told the local outlet. \u201cHe jumped in. My sisters were unconscious. <\/p>\n \u201cTheir life jackets were on, they were lying flat and my father jumped in and scraped up his hands, feet, his back all over to save them. He did what he could,\u201d the brother added. <\/p>\n Nisanov and her sister crashed into the dock after they lost control of the vessel, their brother said. NBC<\/p>\n The sisters were rushed to the Broward Health Medical Center, where Rachel had succumbed to her injuries.<\/p>\n Aviva was listed in critical condition and had undergone surgery late Tuesday night. She remained sedated on Wednesday, Yonah said.<\/p>\n The grieving brother described Rachel as a kind person who was \u201calways going the extra mile\u201d for others. He said Rachel was the one most excited about getting on the boat. <\/p>\n Aviva was listed in critical condition as of Tuesday night. NBC<\/p>\n