Kitesurfer Jackson James Rice, who was due to make his Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 this summer, died at the age of 18 in a diving accident. Rice died on Saturday, but the news came to public on Monday after his father, Darren, told the Matangi Tonga online news portal. According to Darren Rice, his son was free diving from a boat at the Ha’apai island in Tonga when he died from a suspected shallow water blackout. His body was found on the seafloor underneath the boat by other divers. Attempts to resuscitate him failed. His sister, Lily, also paid tribute to the athlete in a Facebook post o…