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SAN FRANCISCO: The mother of Travis Kalanick, founder of the on-demand ride service Uber, was killed in a boating accident and his father was seriously hurt, authorities and a company official said on Saturday.
An initial investigation showed that Bonnie Kalanick, 71, died after the boat she was in struck a rock in Pine Flat Lake near the central California city of Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office said in a statement.
“Last night Travis and his family suffered an unspeakable tragedy. His mother passed away in a devastating boating accident near Fresno and his father is in serious condition,” an Uber representative said in a statement.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Travis and his family in this heartbreaking time.” Authorities responding to a call of a boating accident found Kalanick’s parents on the shore of the lake.
Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2017
