Amador County – A 21-year-old Galt man apparently drowned while wading off the North Shore of Camanche Lake Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s divers searched for nearly 2 hours before locating the body. Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner said Amador Sheriff’s Office and other personnel responded to a report of an apparent drowning, first reported at 5:53 p.m. Frank Prado Junior, 21, of Galt, was wading in the water when he went under and disappeared. Wegner said Amador Sheriff’s personnel had a boat in the water and 4 divers searched in 2-person teams for Prado in the area where he was last seen, in North Shore Camanche Lake’s Day Use Area. Wegner said Prado’s body was located by a dive team just before 8 p.m. He said forensic testing will determine the cause of death, but the apparent cause was drowning. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 01:02
Lake Camanche
Amador County – A 21-year-old Galt man apparently drowned while wading off the North Shore of Camanche Lake Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s divers searched for nearly 2 hours before locating the body. Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner said Amador Sheriff’s Office and other personnel responded to a report of an apparent drowning, first reported at 5:53 p.m. Frank Prado Junior, 21, of Galt, was wading in the water when he went under and disappeared. Wegner said Amador Sheriff’s personnel had a boat in the water and 4 divers searched in 2-person teams for Prado in the area where he was last seen, in North Shore Camanche Lake’s Day Use Area. Wegner said Prado’s body was located by a dive team just before 8 p.m. He said forensic testing will determine the cause of death, but the apparent cause was drowning. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
