BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A body was recovered near Hart Park Tuesday afternoon during an ongoing search for a person reported missing in the Kern River, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the incident began Monday at approximately 11:30 a.m. when emergency crews received reports of three people in distress in the river. Two of those people were rescued, while one remained missing.
During that rescue operation, authorities received a separate, unrelated report of two additional people in the river. Both of those individuals were successfully rescued.
In total, five people were involved in the two incidents. Four were rescued and one remained unaccounted for…