FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral who died aft drowning successful the San Joaquin River Saturday has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner's Office.
The coroner's bureau identified the antheral arsenic 47-year-old Eric Torres of Fresno.
Shortly aft 5:30 p.m. connected Saturday, July 19, dispatchers received a study of the request for a h2o rescue successful the San Joaquin River.
Deputies, EMS and firefighters responded to the country of the stream on Highway 99, betwixt Avenue 7 and Herndon Avenue.
It was reported by deputies that Torres' friends said helium had gone swimming and had disappeared successful the water.
Just aft 6 p.m., deputies successful the EAGLE 1 chopper directed the dive squad to wherever Torres was successful the river.
Firefighters past swam retired to the location, removed him from the water, and administered aid. He was transported to the hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died.