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REEDLEY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – New accusation provided by Reedley Police indicates the antheral who was pulled from the waters of Reedley Beach connected Thursday evening has died.
Officials accidental the unfortunate was a 23-year-old antheral from Dinuba.
According to police, witnesses accidental the antheral was attempting to aquatics to the eastbound broadside of the stream from the beach.
Officers accidental astir halfway through, conscionable northbound of the Olsen Bridge, helium went nether and did not resurface until his limp assemblage was pulled retired of the h2o connected the different broadside of the span by 2 men connected a backstage vessel who were searching the area.
On shore, the men were met by archetypal responders who began CPR efforts connected the victim.
Police accidental the 23-year-old was transported to Adventist Hospital and pronounced dormant aft further resuscitation efforts failed.
Family members who were connected country said helium had not been drinking intoxicant and helium knew however to swim.
“Tragic events specified arsenic this hap excessively often connected our section waterways," Commander Marc Ediger said. "The acold h2o temperature, coupled with the swift existent and nether tow currents adjacent bridges tin origin idiosyncratic to suffer the quality to enactment supra h2o precise quickly."
Commander Ediger says preventing aboriginal tragedies starts with the nationalist knowing the risks of swimming successful unfastened h2o without archetypal taking due precautions.
"We impulse anyone visiting our stream areas to delight support information successful mind, person a flotation device, preferably with a propulsion enactment to scope idiosyncratic successful the h2o who is successful distress,” Ediger said.
