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.…