Body of Los Banos teen found in aqueduct after crash in Stanislaus County

LOS BANOS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities person recovered the assemblage of a Los Banos teen aft a deadly clang successful Stanislaus County.

15-year-old Aaron Ramirez was traveling with his father, Raul Ramirez, past Tuesday, August 5, erstwhile their SUV veered disconnected northbound Interstate 5 and plunged into the California Aqueduct.

The 2 were reportedly en way to prime up a car.

Family members judge Raul suffered a bosom onslaught down the wheel.

A dive squad aboriginal recovered his assemblage from wrong the submerged vehicle, but it took respective days and a hunt to find the teen.

His assemblage was discovered aboriginal Friday greeting adjacent canal gates southbound of Sperry Avenue, astir a mile and a fractional from the clang site.

Action News spoke with the household implicit the weekend.

"Aaron was 1 of those uncommon kids whose passionateness for learning and for wanting to recognize however everything worked made him incredibly talented," says relative Angel Alvarez. "Like my member was saying, those memories of being astatine the campfire and the holidays and him astatine that property conscionable singing successful beforehand of the full household were thing rare, particularly for a teenager."

The household acceptable up a GoFundMe leafage to assistance wage ceremonial expenses for the begetter and son.

They besides expressed sincere gratitude to the assemblage for helping to bring Aaron's assemblage home.