Russian River drowning victim identified as Richmond man

The Brief

  • The victim was identified as 35-year-old Nelshon Hamilton, of Richmond.
  • The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office responded on Saturday to the Hacienda Bridge in Forest Hills after receiving reports of a man who used a rope swing to jump into the Russian River and did not resurface.
  • The victim’s body was recovered the next day.

FORESTVILLE, Calif. A man who drowned in the Russian River after jumping in with a rope swing over the weekend has been identified.

Victim was from Richmond

What we know:

The victim was 35-year-old Nelshon Hamilton of Richmond, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Hamilton’s body was recovered Sunday near Forest Hills, a day after he went missing in the river.

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