Body pulled from Sacramento River – Junction City man, 58, ID’d
ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the death of a Junction City man after his lifeless body was found floating in the Sacramento River behind an Anderson residence Friday morning, April 10.
The body, which has since been recovered by deputies assigned to Shasta County’s Boating Safety Unit, was found floating behind a home on the 3300 block of Riverside Dr.
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Anderson police officers were dispatched to the area around 10:30 a.m., after receiving reports of a man’s body found floating in the river.
Official radio traffic at the time indicated a gardener spotted the body floating face down in the river while working in a backyard.
Members of Shasta County’s Boating Safety Unit assisted Anderson police officers recover the body of a 58-year-old Junction City man from the Sacramento River yesterday. KRCR photo
Officers who responded to the scene soon located the victim’s body floating about a mile and a half from the Anderson River Park boat ramp.
After the discovery, deputies assigned to Shasta County Sheriff’s Boating Safety Unit were dispatched to the scene to recover the victim’s body from the water.
After being pulled from the river the victim, later identified as 58-year-old, William Glenn Braz, of Junction City, California, was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel.
Braz’ family has been notified of his passing and a postmortem examination will be scheduled, according to Shasta County Chief Deputy Coroner Lt. Gunsauls; who reported there were no immediate signs of foul play.
This case remains under investigation by Anderson Police Department and anyone with additional information related to this ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact Anderson PD at (530) 378-6600. Callers can refer to incident file number 20A003232 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta 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. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s 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.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.
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