A man in his thirties swimming with a friend in Lake Sikiyou near Mount Shasta, in Northern California drowned Wednesday after their boat drifted out of reach, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
The man’s body was found a day later.
The man began to struggle, then disappeared underwater before his friend could help him. the department said in a press release.
Starting at the North Shore boat ramp on Wednesday around 7 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office deployed dive teams, K-9 units and drones to search for the man with assistance from the Sheriff’s Office. Shasta County Sheriff.
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A man who was swimming with a friend in Lake Sikiyou near Mount Shasta in Northern California drowned Wednesday after their boat drifted out of reach, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. (Getty Images)
His body was found a day later, 49 feet below the surface of the lake.
He has not yet been publicly identified, pending notification of his family, the department said.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office for generously providing their highly trained personnel and equipment, as well as the dedicated volunteers of the Sikiyou County Search and Rescue Team,” said the sheriff’s department.
Lake Siskiyou is located in Northern California near Mount Shasta. (Google Maps)
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Drowning is a major cause of accidental deaths and 80% of drowning deaths are men, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
