Body recovered from Sacramento River may be missing Anderson man
UPDATED: Monday, May 4, 12:30 p.m.
See Original Story below.
ANDERSON, Calif. — Officials say the ongoing search for a missing Anderson man may have ended this morning when members of Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit and Dive Team located and recovered a man’s body from the Sacramento River.
Official radio traffic from the scene of the ongoing search efforts indicated that officers requested coroner officials to the Anderson River Park boat launch around 10:45 a.m. this morning.
Earlier accounts from officials reported the victim was swept away by the swift-moving currents of the Sacramento River while trying to swim across the river to help a friend whose Jet Ski had broken down yesterday afternoon.
Coroner officials were summoned to the Anderson River Park boat launch around 10:45 a.m., after Shasta County Boating Safety Unit and Dive Team members discovered a body while searching for a 31-year-old Anderson man who was last seen slipping under the water yesterday afternoon. Record Searchlight photo
The body, believed to be that of the missing Anderson man, was discovered near the north bank of the river near Anderson River Park, according to Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. Rob Sandbloom; who confirmed the body had been recovered a few hours ago.
The body will be taken to the Shasta County Coroner’s Office to be positively identified.
Contacted for updated information related to the ongoing search, a SHASCOM official said no additional information could be released at the time, but more details would be reported soon.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
Original Story: Swept away by Sacramento River, search for Anderson man continuing
ANDERSON, Calif. — Officials from multiple agencies today are continuing their search for an Anderson man who reportedly became fatigued and was swept away while trying to swim in the swift-moving current of the Sacramento River Sunday afternoon, May 3.
According to witnesses, the victim was not wearing a life jacket and was only wearing a pair of red shorts when he entered the water and was last seen.
Despite an hours-long search yesterday, which took place near Hawes Hole and the Anderson River Park, the victim was not located and was believed to have possibly drowned, according to officials coordinating the search efforts.
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Anderson police officers were first alerted to the emergency just after 2 p.m., after SHASCOM emergency dispatchers received a report of a possible drowning and water rescue, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. Rob Sandbloom has since said of the ongoing search efforts.
Based on the reported circumstances, Cal Fire, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit and Dive Team, and California Highway Patrol’s Air Operations responded to assist APD officers.
When officials arrived they learned a 31-year-old Anderson man was last seen after entering the Sacramento River from Anderson River Park.
The victim had tried to swim to the opposite shoreline of the river to help his friend after a Jet Ski the victim’s acquaintance was riding began suffering mechanical issues, according to Sandbloom; who said officials immediately began searching for the missing man.
As the man was attempting to swim across the “fast moving and very cold” river he began to struggle and show signs of fatigue about halfway to the opposite shore, the Sgt. described.
As the victim started to go under the water’s surface he began calling for help, according to Sandbloom; who said the victim “went up and down a few more times before he was not seen resurfacing.”
“A drift boat in the area tried to get to the man, but was unable to before he went under water and disappeared,” Sandbloom continued.
Although officials spent several hours searching for the missing man, the search was called off as darkness fell, with search operations scheduled to resume this morning.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.
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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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