La Grange, CA…On 7/4/15 about 1143 A.M. the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a boater on Lake Don Pedro near Fleming Meadows reporting a member of their party vacationing on Lake Don Pedro had been swimming near the boat. The 26 year old male from Fullerton, CA. went under water and had failed to resurface. Lake Don Pedro Rangers as well as personnel from the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Boating Enforcement Unit responded to the scene and attempted to locate the subject. Initial attempts to locate the subject were unsuccessful.

The TCSO Boating Enforcement Unit utilized a sonar search device until it became to dark to search on 7/4/15. The search resumed about 0930 hours on 7/5/15 utilizing TCSO Boating Enforcement Unit Personnel, Lake Don Pedro Rangers and the TCSO Dive Team. Merced County Sheriff’s Office Personnel were due to arrive mid-morning with an additional sonar unit to assist in the search.

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