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<\/div>Christian Riozzi-Bodine\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A 24-year-old former New Jersey lifeguard who was just weeks away from completing flight school and becoming a Coast Guard pilot was killed over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n
Christian “Crik” Riozzi-Bodine, a Shark River Hills native, died on Sunday, July 5 in an accident in Austin, Texas, according to his obituary from the O’Brien Memorial Home website<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Details about the incident were not immediately available.<\/p>\n Riozzi-Bodine had graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2024 and earned his commission as a Lieutenant Junior Grade. Upon completing flight school he would’ve received his wings as a Coast Guard pilot.<\/p>\n Riozzi-Bodine went by\u00a0crikfit on Instagram, where he shared bodybuilding photos with his more than 11,000 followers.<\/p>\n Tributes poured in across the Jersey Shore, where Riozzi-Bodine patrolled the water as a lifeguard, joining the Spring Lake Beach Patrol in 2018.<\/p>\n “From his first day on the beach, Crik embodied the qualities that define our profession,” the beach patrol wrote on Instagram.<\/a><\/strong> “His greatest strengths were positivity, enthusiasm, and fierce friendship.\u00a0Whether you were a seasoned veteran or a first-year rookie, Christian made everyone feel like a friend. His friendships spanned generations, and his impact on this beach patrol extended far beyond the summers he sat the stand.\u00a0Crik made every lifeguard he worked with better.”<\/p>\n He is survived by his parents, Carl and Elaine, his siblings, Ethan and Alayna, his grandmother Mary and numerous other family members and friends, his obituary reads.<\/p>\n A funeral with military honors will be held Saturday, July 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose Church in Belmar, according to his obituary.<\/p>\n