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Millerton Lake drowning victim identified as Clovis man

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 Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified an 85-year-old Clovis man as the person who drowned in Millerton Lake.

Zacharias Loriezo’s body was recovered Sunday by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Dive Team around 3:30 p.m. Sunday in a remote area of East Bay near Sky Harbour Road. He was first determined missing in the morning.

Loriezo was attempting to swim about 50 yards to a boat where friends and family were waiting when he went under around 10:50 a.m.

The area was accessible only by boat.

Marc Benjamin: 559-441-6166, @beebenjamin

This story was originally published August 28, 2017 at 12:55 PM with the headline "Millerton Lake drowning victim identified as Clovis man."

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