‘Freak accident’ leads to desperate search for man lost in the Kern River

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern River is a familiar but dangerous place in Kern County.

Known for the lives it has taken, the river is currently the site of a search and rescue effort after a man slipped and fell in over the weekend.

A fishing trip for Corey Vargas and his family — one done countless times before — resulted in chaos…

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