A juvenile's body was found near where a boy was swept away last week in the Keyesville area. Identification is pending.
Two women whose bodies were found in a car submerged in the Stanislaus River are identified as Alyssa Ros of Long Beach and Xylona Gama of Stockton.near Keyesville, south of Lake Isabella, deputies said. The child had been in the water for about 20 minutes before authorities were notified.
“Several juveniles went into the river in knee- to calf-deep water while an adult family friend supervised,” deputies said. “The juvenile slipped and fell into the river, and the family friend jumped in after him.” A popular whitewater rafting destination, the Kern is known to be risky, especially in years with high snowpack levels in the mountains.Authorities told The Times on Monday that the river, which contains many shallow areas with rocks that funnel fast-moving water into narrow spaces, is always hazardous.
“It’s a very dangerous river,” said Lori Meza, a Kern County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. “A lot of our victims every year come from Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. It’s not a safe river to really be playing in.”