Photographs have revealed the frantic moment rescuers desperately tried to save a Canadian tourist who suffered fatal injuries when a breached whale hit her boat in Mexico . Jennifer Karren , 35 , passed away in hospital after the whale collided with her boat in the Sea of Cortez off Cabo San Lucas on Wednesday . Two other people aboard the boat were also injured . The group had been returning from a snorkeling trip with 'Cabo Adventures ' at around 11am when the whale hit the small vessel , tossing Karren into the water . The captain and a tourist both jumped into the water and pulled her back to the boat . Photographs released by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection on Thursday show people on the boat desperately trying to save the woman with CPR . Scroll down for video . Freak accident : An image shows a woman receiving CPR aboard a small boat after she was injured by a breaching grey whale near the beach resort of Cabo San Lucas , Mexico . The woman later died in hospital . Jennifer Karren ( pictured with her husband Trevor Karren ) had been returning from a snorkeling trip with 'Cabo Adventures ' at around 11am when the whale hit the small vessel , tossing her into the water . Terrifying : The boat , pictured , collided with a grey whale , fatally injuring the woman and hurting two others . The boat company reported that the CPR was administered by another passenger , a nurse . Mexican navy personnel responded to the scene and moved Karren , from Calgary , to shore and from there she was rushed to a nearby private hospital where she later died . The two other people were said to have received 'considerable ' injuries but are expected to survive , the company said . In a statement , tour operator Cabo Adventures explained that the boat 's captain , José Salazar Tendis , had to make a 'sudden maneuver ' to try to avoid the whale directly in front of them , but the beast hit the side of the boat instead . The captain immediately called the Naval Rescue , it said . The boat was carrying nine tourists on a snorkel tour at the time , the company said . Unknown danger : A California gray whale is pictured breaching in Magdalena Bay , Baja California Sur , Mexico ( file photo ) . They can reach 49ft in length and weigh 36 tonnes and are often seen in Mexican waters . CBC News reported that Canadian consular officials in the area were assisting the woman 's family . A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said : 'Our thoughts are with the family and friends of a Canadian citizen who passed away in Mexico . ' Gray whales can reach 49ft in length and weigh 36 tonnes and are known to frequent Mexican waters , where they migrate annually between their feeding and breeding grounds . Ahead of accident , Mexican authorities announced on Wednesday that the gray whale population in the area is unusually large this season , which runs from December to April . Cabo Adventures runs multiple tour days , from snorkeling and scuba diving to whale watching and camel riding . Carren was on the $ 79 'Snorkel & Sea Adventure ' which takes groups to 'secluded coves and isolated beaches for the ultimate snorkel excursion ' , according to the company 's website .
Jennifer Karren , 35 , was killed while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas , Mexico on Wednesday . She was returning from a snorkeling trip in the Sea of Cortez when a grey whale breached and hit the side of her boat , throwing her into the water . She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that it is investigating what caused the collision between the two ships.