6-year-old boy drowns at Skaggs Bridge Park

A 6-year-old boy drowned late Monday at Skaggs Bridge Park, on the San Joaquin River near Highway 145 and Shaw Avenue, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The Fresno County Coroner identified the boy as Freddy Lopez of Fresno.

Lt. Brandon Purcell said deputies were called to the park about 9 p.m. by family members who were searching for the missing boy. The child was found unconscious in the water. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Purcell said the incident is being treated as a accident and there is no evidence of foul play.

This story was originally published June 9, 2015 at 7:29 AM with the headline "6-year-old boy drowns at Skaggs Bridge Park."