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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The kayaker who was hospitalized aft helium was sucked nether the h2o successful the Kings River connected Friday has passed away, the Fresno County Coroner's Office confirmed.
On Saturday, officials announced that the 65-year-old antheral who was successful the kayak died connected Saturday. He was named arsenic Russell Mayfield of Visalia.
According to the sheriff's office, astir 2 p.m., the 65-year-old was successful the kayak erstwhile it fell into the stream adjacent the span conscionable beneath Pine Flat damn. Officials accidental helium got caught successful the turning h2o astatine a weir and it sucked him nether the water.
When helium showed up astatine the surface, witnesses threw him a rope. He grabbed the rope, and arsenic they tried pulling him out, helium slipped away, the sheriff's bureau said.
Officials adhd that 2 sergeants who were grooming adjacent heard the telephone and responded. They pulled the antheral to enactment and started CPR. The antheral was successful the h2o for astir 15 to 20 minutes.
Officials adhd that the somesthesia of the h2o astatine the clip was successful the debased 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
