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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The 15-year-old lad who died successful a clang portion riding a azygous Can-Am off-road ATV was identified by the Fresno County Coroner's Office connected Friday.
The coroner's bureau identified the teen arsenic 15-year-old Isaac Lopez Torres of Mendota.
The California Highway Patrol received a delayed study of a clang involving an off-road ATV adjacent Highway 180 and San Mateo Avenue connected Sunday, July 6, astatine astir 6:30 p.m.
It was aboriginal determined that the incidental happened on the San Joaquin riverbed, wherever San Mateo Avenue dormant ends, northbound of Highway 180.
Torres, on with different 15-year-old boy, was riding a azygous Can-Am off-road ATV on the riverbank erstwhile the operator of the ATV mislaid control. Both teenagers were ejected and landed successful the river, which was up to 1 to 2 feet deep. Then, officers study the ATV overturned, landing connected apical of Torres.
A witnesser astatine the country removed the ATV from Torres and contacted his aunt. CHP reports Torres was alert and breathing astatine the time, and helium was past taken to a location successful Mendota, per the aunt's request.
Later that evening, the household called 911 aft Torres began experiencing important interior pain. Investigators accidental Torres was taken to a infirmary successful Fresno, wherever helium died owed to his injuries.
The 15-year-old operator was wearing a helmet, and helium lone sustained insignificant injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation.
