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Update: 13-year-old girl who drowned at Madera County Lake identified by coroner

A 13-year-old girl died after drowning in Eastman Lake on Sunday, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday, July 4, 2022.
A 13-year-old girl died after drowning in Eastman Lake on Sunday, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday, July 4, 2022.

The Madera County Coroner Monday identified the 13-year-old girl who drowned during a Fourth of July outing at Eastman Lake as Kimberly Lopez of Madera.

She was reported missing at about 5 p.m. Sunday at the Lake, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, prompting a search by deputies, a dive team, a California Highway Patrol helicopter, firefighters, and Armph Corps of Engineers rangers.

Her body was found about 25 yards offshore. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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