Body of Olivehurst man who drowned in Yuba River recovered by deputies
Authorities recovered the body of an Olivehurst man who drowned Friday in the Yuba River, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department announced.
Yuba County deputies received reports of a possible drowning just upstream of Simpson Lane Bridge in the Yuba River around 12:20 p.m., a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post. Along with Linda and Marysville fire officials, deputies briefly searched the scene and located a man in approximately 10 feet of water. While they attempted life-saving measures after removing him from the river, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said that the victim is a 34-year-old man from Olivehurst, though they did not reveal his identity, seeking to notify his next-of-kin.
The drowning remains under investigation.
