Man drowns at Lost Lake. Fresno County deputies say he was under water about half an hour
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A man in his 50s drowned Saturday during a family outing at Lost Lake Recreation Area, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies said.
Deputies and Fresno County Fire responded to Lost Lake, on the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, around 5:30 p.m. of reports of a man who had gone under water, Sheriff’s Lt. Adam Esmay said.
The Sheriff’s Office helicopter located the man under water next to a rock and rescue teams reached him around 6:04 p.m.
He was taken to Saint Agnes Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Esmay said the man did not have a life jacket on.
“I don’t know the circumstances why he went under,” he said.
This story was originally published May 21, 2022 at 9:33 PM.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee