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Rescue teams began searching for three adult men reportedly missing in California’s waters on Sunday after jumping in to help an eight-year-old child struggling underwater, officials said. did.
The man went missing near the Three Miles Lau Bridge in Sacramento County. A family on the ground told KCRA that a group of men and children were camping overnight at Branan Island State Recreation Area.
Five men jumped in to help their children, but three of them never returned to the shore.
“This happened so fast, three, my friends … and we were always here,” Juan Cabrera told KCRA. According to the local train station, the three men were identified by their families as Edwin Rivas, Edwin Perez, and Danielo Solorzano.
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The Rio Vista Fire Department said in a social media post on Sunday that the child was rescued and did not require medical attention.
Officials said the current in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta system was extreme.
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According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the mission moved from search to recovery on Sunday evening as authorities failed to find the three missing men.
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“The agent searched the waterway with negative results,” Sgt said. According to KCRA, Rod Grassman said. “After all the search efforts, the agents shifted their focus to recovery.”
The Coast Guard has been summoned to assist in recovery missions.