Coroner identifies 24-year-old man found dead after going in Kern River on Fourth of July

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was found dead three days after going inside the Kern River on the Fourth of July as 24-year-old Gustavo Angel Orea Lara of Newhall.

The coroner’s report said on July 4, 2026, at around 3:46 p.n., Lara went into the Kern River near Keysville South and went unresponsive.

He was found dead in the river on July 7th…

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