Body of missing swimmer found at Whiskeytown Lake
WHISKEYTOWN, Calif. — Authorities who spent several hours searching for a missing swimmer at Whiskeytown Lake say they located the man’s body Thursday evening, Aug. 13.
The victim, since identified as 67-year-old, Charles Michael Colburn, of Weaverville, was discovered near the intersection of Highway 299 and Whiskey Creek Rd., according to officials.
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Officials were first alerted to Colburn’s disappearance at 8:22 pm, after Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Dispatch Center received a call reporting a lost swimmer at the popular lake.
National Park Service rangers, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies, and a California Highway Patrol helicopter responded to the scene and immediately began conducting a search of the area Colburn was last seen.
According to a Whiskeytown National Recreation Area social media release, at around 10 p.m. officials discovered a man’s lifeless body in the lake.
“The subject was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency personnel,” Chief Deputy Coroner Lt. Stonehouse has since reported, saying coroner officials later confirmed Colburn was the victim pulled from the lake.
Superintendent Josh Hoines has since said, “With support from our community partners at the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol Northern Air Operations, we were able to bring this tragic event to a close.”
The suspected drowning remains under investigation by the Shasta County
Coroner’s Office and the National Park Service and a post-mortem has been scheduled.
The National Park Service used the opportunity to remind visitors to “recreate responsibly, swim with a friend, wear life jackets, and not overestimate your swimming ability.”
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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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