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YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a woman who was found attempting to drown a 4-year-old boy in a muddy drainage ditch was saved by a CHP officer who had responded to reports of a vehicle blocking a rural Yuba County roadway Tuesday evening, Dec. 7. The violent and disturbing incident, which led to the arrest of an Oregon House […]
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UPDATED: Monday, July 26, 10:46 a.m. Originally published: Friday, July 23, 12:25 p.m. REDDING, Calif. — Additional details and information have surfaced after a juvenile drowning victim’s lifeless body was pulled from a Redding hotel pool Thursday evening, July 22. The young drowning victim was subsequently resuscitated by firefighters who happened to be staying at the location while assisting with wildfire […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Although few details have been released, official radio traffic yesterday evening indicated that a juvenile who fell into a hotel pool and could not swim was resuscitated at the scene by firefighters and other emergency personnel Thursday, July 22. A Livermore mom has since come forward with additional details about the drowning and successful resuscitation, after her […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, July 13, 11:38 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — The Shasta County Coroner’s Office this afternoon identified a man whose lifeless body was pulled from Shasta Lake after the victim was seen going under the water and not resurfacing Sunday evening, July 11. Officials have since cited the current recreation and swimming dangers created by record-low water […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Authorities say a Los Angeles man who was using a personal watercraft at Lake Elsinore and became distressed after jumping into the water to retrieve a dropped item drowned over the weekend. Although his body was not immediately located, Riverside County Sheriff’s Dive Team members later located and recovered his body two days later. LEADING THE […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Officials investigating the death of a woman in the area of Park Marina Dr., near the Cypress Ave. Bridge in Redding, today identified the victim. The woman’s lifeless body was pulled from the the Sacramento River Friday morning, Oct. 16. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Shots fired at Anderson woman lead to arrest of teens Reckless driver & dog […]
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CANYON LAKE, Calif. — Authorities say a 20-year-old, Los Angeles area man drowned after becoming distressed while swimming at Canyon Lake yesterday afternoon, Sunday, Oct. 4. Although numerous people, along with emergency personnel and a sheriff’s aviation unit searched for the victim after he went under the water and failed to come back up, his body was not discovered until […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose lifeless body was found floating at Lake Perris Friday afternoon, Sept. 25. The 61-year-old victim had been using a float tube when he went missing, according to officials. No foul play is suspected in the man’s death and a post-mortem examination has been planned to determine if the […]
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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. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Two confirmed dead […]
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COTTONWOOD, Calif. — Details are still emerging after a fatal drowning in Cottonwood Thursday evening, July 16. Although no details have been released by the investigating agency, official radio traffic at the time indicated the drowning occurred on the 3000 block of Balls Ferry Rd. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: DUI suspected in Happy Valley rollover that killed two OP/ED: Educational choice […]
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