The warm and welcoming weekend weather attracted many outdoor enthusiasts, but was also rife with accidents- including one fatality. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death through drowning that occurred off the North Shore of Lake Camanche on Saturday at approximately 1:30pm. The Sheriff’s office received a 911 emergency call from a witness who reported to have observed a male subject swimming nearby, approximately twenty feet from shore. He reported that the subject yelled, turned over onto his back and subsequently went under water. The caller notified a maintenance worker in the area and then drove to the Main Gate wherein he reported the incident. Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Marine Unit, East Bay Municipal Utilities District Rangers and Fire officials responded to the call. East Bay MUD Rangers located the subject at approximately 2:15 pm, in shallow water approximately ten feet from shore without a personal floatation device. The subject was identified as 34-year-old James Ray Enos of Pine Grove. Two canines that were reported with Enos were secured by Amador County Animal Control. The Amador County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is conducting an investigation to determine the cause and manner of death.
Tuesday, 03 June 2008 01:58
Drowning Death at Lake Camanche
The warm and welcoming weekend weather attracted many outdoor enthusiasts, but was also rife with accidents- including one fatality. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death through drowning that occurred off the North Shore of Lake Camanche on Saturday at approximately 1:30pm. The Sheriff’s office received a 911 emergency call from a witness who reported to have observed a male subject swimming nearby, approximately twenty feet from shore. He reported that the subject yelled, turned over onto his back and subsequently went under water. The caller notified a maintenance worker in the area and then drove to the Main Gate wherein he reported the incident. Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Marine Unit, East Bay Municipal Utilities District Rangers and Fire officials responded to the call. East Bay MUD Rangers located the subject at approximately 2:15 pm, in shallow water approximately ten feet from shore without a personal floatation device. The subject was identified as 34-year-old James Ray Enos of Pine Grove. Two canines that were reported with Enos were secured by Amador County Animal Control. The Amador County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is conducting an investigation to determine the cause and manner of death.
