Millerton Lake drowning victim identified as Clovis man
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."