Firefighters call off search in Fresno canal after report of man jumping in water
Fresno firefighters on Tuesday morning were at a potential body recovery in a canal after getting a report that a man jumped into the water.
The incident was reported around 10:30 a.m. near McKinley and Millbrook avenues. Close to 30 firefighters were in the area and teams were diving underwater in an attempt to find anybody.
The search was called off just before 2 p.m. and no body was discovered.
The fire department provided a description of who they were looking for: tall, possibly 6 foot, dark skin, male, red hat, black shorts.
“Please call fire dispatch if you have any information or if this person was seen exiting the canal, this area of the waterway is especially dangerous,” the department said on Twitter.
A fire official at the incident told The Bee that the department had not yet confirmed that anyone jumped into the water.
The scene is near where a Fresno woman died after going into the canal on June 2. The body of Fannie Chindapheth, 38, was recovered on June 8.
This story was originally published June 22, 2021 at 11:59 AM.