California man dies after being swept into creek during Jan. 2026 storms

The Brief

  • The weekend’s winter storm is now considered deadly after a man’s body was found in a creek in Santa Barbara County.
  • The man got swept into Maria Ygnacio Creek, an area about 35 miles northwest of Ventura, California.
  • The man’s body was found on January 3.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. A man has died after he was swept into a creek during the Southern California storms that broke out over the weekend.

What we know:

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a man being swept into Maria Ygnacio Creek, an area about 85 miles west of Santa Clarita and 35 miles northwest of Ventura, a little before noon on Saturday, January 3.

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