19-year-old drowns after jumping off cliff into California lake, sheriff says
A 19-year-old man drowned in California after plunging into Lake Havasu on Saturday, officials said.
Kason Ryan Adams from Temecula was last seen jumping from a rock formation in Copper Canyon, according to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office Colorado River Station.
The area has an 80-foot jump rock and other smaller formations that people use for diving. Adams jumped from the highest point of the “common jump rock,” estimated to be 40 feet high, according to Misti Hunt, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Witnesses recovered Adams’ body after he didn’t resurface from the water after five to 10 minutes, Hunt said, and they performed CPR on him.
Then deputies arrived and took Adams to the Water Safety Center, where paramedics also tried life-saving measures. He was later pronounced dead, officials said.
Lake Havasu is separated by the Arizona-California border. The Colorado River runs through the lake and divides the two states.
The sheriff’s office also reported another drowning on Saturday after an unidentified body was seen floating in the Colorado River, south of Nevada’s Avi Resort and Casino.
The man’s body was found face down in the water wearing black jeans, tennis shoes and gloves and no shirt, officials said. He had a few tattoos, including “SICKBOI” on his stomach.
The man has not been identified, Hunt said.
Hunt said there have been an estimated 10 drownings this year in the Colorado River — five of which happened at Lake Havasu.
This story was originally published August 16, 2021 at 3:45 PM.
