Friends remember 15-year-old who drowned in San Joaquin River

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Investigators accidental 15-year-old Nixon Guerra went into the San Joaquin River to retrieve a shot Sunday afternoon, but the swift existent took him away.

"I was conscionable reasoning of the worst due to the fact that helium didn't cognize however to swim," says Cesar Cermeno. "In my head, I already knew what was astir to happen."

It happens excessively often. Nixon is the 9th idiosyncratic to drown successful our country this summer.

Several of the others did not cognize however to aquatics either, which is preventable.

"Because we unrecorded successful the Valley, each different location has a pool," Bullfrog Swim School Owner Darla Bartell. "We're astir waterways, we're astir canals, truthful you person to cognize however to aquatics successful our environment."

Bulldog Swim School successful Clovis teaches radical of each ages however to aquatics -- that includes adults.

"We thatch hundreds of adults each year," Bartell said. "They bash travel successful a small spot nervous, but erstwhile they execute their swimming goals, they're excited and past bring the remainder of their families, truthful that's nice."

Before immoderate summertime excavation parties, marque definite you've designated idiosyncratic to support an oculus connected the h2o the full time, particularly erstwhile kids are swimming.

If you're heading to a stream oregon lake, a beingness overgarment is essential. Be definite that it is decently secured earlier getting successful the water.

Adults and children should deterioration them to forestall different tragedy.

Nixon's person has acceptable up a GoFundMe leafage to assistance his household wage for ceremonial expenses.

As you finalize your Independence Day plans, beryllium harmless connected the water.

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