Man drowns after car crashes into canal near Malaga

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral drowned aft helium veered disconnected into a canal southbound of Fresno Friday evening, the California Highway Patrol announced.

Around 9:20 p.m., CHP says they responded to Chesnut Avenue, northbound of North Avenue adjacent Malaga, for a study of a conveyance submerged successful a canal aft crashing.

Officers accidental a antheral was headed southbound successful a Mercury Milan when, for reasons yet to beryllium determined, helium veered westbound disconnected the roadworthy and into the adjacent canal, becoming wholly submerged.

Investigators accidental witnesses study helium was capable to exit the conveyance and telephone for help, but was struggling to enactment afloat. Before crews arrived, the antheral went underwater and did not resurface.

First responders arrived, including a helicopter, and scanned the canal for respective 1000 feet until astir 10 p.m., erstwhile the antheral was recovered 80 feet southbound of the submerged vehicle. Life-saving efforts were made until helium was yet transported to a section hospital, wherever helium was pronounced deceased.

CHP is actively moving to find the circumstances starring up to the crash.