CALIFORNIA MAN PRESUMED DROWNED IN LAKE MOHAVE
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Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691
CALIFORNIA MAN PRESUMED DROWNED IN LAKE MOHAVE BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service has suspended the search for a missing 50-year-old Lawndale, Calif. man who is presumed drowned in Lake Mohave. The search will resume tomorrow morning. The National Park Service received a report of a possible drowing near Eighty-Three Dollar Cove at 3:11 p.m. Park rangers, Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens, and Vessel Assist searched the area. According to witnesses the man jumped into the water to retrieve a lost hat. He went underwater and has not been seen since. He wasn't wearing a life jacket. Divers from Bullhead City Fire Department searched underwater, as of this evening there is no sign of the missing man. The identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. - NPS - LOCATION OF INCIDENT 35 17.183N, 114 39.794W http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=35+17.1832N,+114+35.7944W |
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