Three people died on California’s waterways on Saturday as summer recreation on rivers and lakes ramps up.
On Saturday morning, shortly after 6 a.m., the bodies of two individuals were found in the San Joaquin River, the county sheriff’s office said. The deceased were removed from the water near where the San Joaquin River and Old River meet. The sheriff’s office said foul play is not suspected, although no further details about how the people died was released.
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Around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, a park ranger with the Sacramento County Parks Marine Division saw a 24-year-old woman floating face down in the American River near Carmichael. The ranger, who was in a boat, was able to retrieve the woman and start CPR. She was taken ashore at Rossmoor Bar, where a helicopter landed to fly her to a nearby hospital. She died at the hospital. ABC10 reported the woman may have been “playing on the edge of the river” when she fell in without a life jacket.
Further afield in Truckee, police said a man’s body was found 140 feet deep in Donner Lake on Friday afternoon. Truckee police said the man was being towed on an inner tube when he fell in, and he was not wearing a life jacket. The man has not been identified.
For those planning on recreating in California’s waterways this summer, officials urge people to be cautious. Water can be “deadly cold,” even on hot days, when snowmelt rushes downstream. Currents can be fast, quickly pulling even strong swimmers underwater. Never go swimming alone, and be sure to wear a personal flotation device.
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