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Man dead in drowning at Millerton Lake

Fresno County Sheriff’s reported the body of a drowned swimmer was recovered from Millerton Lake on July 29, 2018.
Fresno County Sheriff’s reported the body of a drowned swimmer was recovered from Millerton Lake on July 29, 2018. Fresno Bee file

The body of a swimmer was recovered near the La Playa beach recreation area at Millerton Lake on Sunday afternoon.

The man drowned while attempting to swim to a rock, according to Fresno County Sheriff’s Lt. Robert Woodrum. They went under the water and never came back up. No other information on the person has been released.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published July 29, 2018 at 3:55 PM with the headline "Man dead in drowning at Millerton Lake."

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