News From Around The County
FALL RIVER MILLS — The bodies of two southern California men, missing since failing to return from a late night canoe trip Sunday evening, Nov. 25, were found within thirty minutes of each other by boaters and sheriff’s divers the next day. The victims were last seen alive around 10 p.m. Sunday night, when they left the Eastman Lake boat […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 23, 11:30 p.m. with victim’s identification. SHASTA LAKE — Officials are conducting a death investigation after a fisherman found a man’s body floating in the northern end of the Sacramento Arm of Shasta Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 20. Shasta County Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as 60-year-old, William Alan Beckwith, of Corning. According to Coroner’s officials a postmortem examination has been […]
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EASTVALE — Just two days after a man was found dead in a Jurupa Valley backyard pool, officials are again investigating after another man drowned in an Eastvale backyard pool. Friday and Sunday’s deaths follow just one week on the heals of the back-to-back deaths of two toddlers who both also died in Riverside County backyard pools. The two children, […]
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PALM DESERT — A girl died after being found in a back yard residential pool, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The incident happened on the 10 block of Merill Drive, along the south edge of Desert Willow Golf Resort, in Palm Desert. Merill Drive features seven homes, all of which have back yard pools. SEE RELATED: INDIO: 1-year-old dies after being pulled from back […]
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INDIO — Officials are investigating the drowning death of a toddler who died after being found floating in the backyard pool of a private residence in Indio. The drowning happened on the 43500 block of Brahea Court, according to fire and coroner officials. SEE RELATED: PALM DESERT: Child dead after second fatal Coachella Valley pediatric drowning in two days Sunday’s drowning […]
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UPDATE: Saturday, Aug. 13, 11:45 p.m. SHASTA LAKE — Unsafe speed has been cited as a contributing factor in an accident between a swimmer and a rented personal water craft that killed a 7-year-old girl Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13. The deadly accident reportedly happened in a cove, northwest of Slaughterhouse Island on the Sacramento River Arm of Shasta Lake. The young […]
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PALM DESERT – An elderly woman died after apparently drowning in a jacuzzi Saturday morning, April 22. The incident happened in the 500 block of Tomahawk Drive, within the Indian Ridge Country Club, in Palm Desert. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders rushed to the location about 9 a.m., after a 911 caller reported finding the victim inside a […]
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RIVERSIDE – A five-year-old boy was in critical condition after a near-drowning at a residence in the 20000 block of Westpoint Drive near Lehigh Lane Saturday, Sept. 17. The residential neighborhood where the incident happened is west of Moreno Valley and east of Riverside. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies, Cal Fire/Riverside County and City of Riverside firefighters, and AMR paramedics rushed to […]
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PERRIS – An infant died Thursday, May 12, after falling into a residential pool in the 500 Block of North “D” Street, in Perris, according to a sheriff official. Very few details have been released about the drowning and an investigation is ongoing into the tragic incident. The victim has not yet been officially identified and has only been described […]
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