Investigators with the Truckee Police Department identified 36-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez of Lancaster, Calif. as the victim
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- Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez, 36, drowned in California’s Donner Lake after jumping into the water without a flotation device over Memorial Day weekend
- “Once in the water, wind conditions caused the boat to drift away, and he ultimately was unable to reach the safety of his vessel,” police wrote
- Authorities recovered his body hours later
A man drowned in a California lake over Memorial Day weekend after jumping into the water for a swim.
The Truckee Police Department arrived at Donner Lake around 4:40 p.m. local time on 4:40 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 24, following a “report of a missing adult male who was last seen struggling to remain above water,” according to a statement from police on social media.
Authorities immediately initiated “water rescue operations,” but determined that the victim, identified as Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez, 36, had drowned…