UPDATED: REDDING: Man, found floating in Sac. River, believed dead from natural causes

REDDING — A man trimming bushes on the south side of Redding’s historic Diestelhorst Bridge found the body of a deceased man face down in the Sacramento River, Saturday morning, Sept. 3. The bridge where the man’s body was found is located directly to the west of and adjacent to the Lake Redding Bridge.

According to Redding Police Sgt. Levi Solada, the man did not appear to have been the victim of a crime and the death does not seem to be suspicious in nature.

The name of the victim has not been released pending identification, further investigation and notification of the man’s family.

SHASCOM radio traffic at the time at the time indicated the death investigation began about 8:45 a.m., when the man trimming trees spotted the man’s body floating in the water. The witness immediately called 911 and reported his discovery to SHASCOM emergency dispatchers.

City of Redding Police and Fire officials were dispatched to the scene, where they quickly confirmed the man had already succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shasta County Coroner’s Office took possession of the body and will be conducting further investigation to determine the man’s identity as well as his official cause of death. 

Redding PD officials have said little else regarding the investigation, which is active and ongoing.

 

 

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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.