Tag: Drowning

UPDATED: Officials ID body of man found floating in Shasta Lake

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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MENIFEE: Young child found unresponsive in home’s hot tub rushed to hospital

MENIFEE — Officials are investigating after a young child was seriously injured after being found unresponsive in a hot tub at a private residence in Menifee, Sunday evening, Feb. 4. The near drowning happened at a residence on the 30000 block of Buckboard Lane, southwest of Newport and Murrieta Roads. Emergency first responders raced to the home shortly before 7:30 p.m., after the child was […]

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EASTVALE: Officials investigating fourth RivCo backyard pool drowning in just 7 days

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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JURUPA VALLEY: Officials investigating drowning death

JURUPA VALLEY — Officials are investigating after a man was found floating in a in Jurupa Valley backyard pool Friday afternoon, Jan. 19. Officials have released very few details other than to confirm the death is under investigation. SEE ALSO: JURUPA VALLEY: Child pulled from pool seriously injured after nearly drowning SEE ALSO: INDIO: One-year-old dies after being pulled from backyard pool SEE […]

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PALM DESERT: Child dead after second fatal Coachella Valley pediatric drowning in two days

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: One-year-old dies after being pulled from backyard pool

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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JURUPA VALLEY: Child pulled from pool seriously injured after nearly drowning

JURUPA VALLEY — A child was seriously injured after being found floating in a pool, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3. The near drowning happened on the 9400 block of 56th Street, near Cedar Street, in Jurupa Valley. Six firefighters from two engine companies responded to the reported incident at 4:57 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire spokeswoman April Newman explained in an incident report. The […]

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Recent life-saving actions of deputies save two different 3-year-olds

Two Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are being hailed as heroes after two separate recent incidents involving different 3-year-old’s, who – without the deputies’ intervention – might not be with their families to celebrate their fourth birthdays. One of the potentially deadly incidents happened in Eastvale, the other in Los Angeles. Both ended with children saved from the brink of death […]

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UPDATE: SHASTA LAKE: 7-year-old girl, hit by family member on speeding PWC, dies

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: Elderly woman found dead in spa, apparent drowning vctim

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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