A Second Body Identified In Discovery Bay Accident
Monday, August 3, 2009 by RichmondJ
A second body has been found and identified in the river where a fishing boat sank at the end of last week. The body has been confirmed by the Contra Costa County Sheriff as 37-year-old Key Calvan Soeur, a man from Stockton.
On Friday, a fishing boat occupied by Soeur and another man, his friend Songfram [...]
Swimming Accident At California Manhattan Beach
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by RichmondJ
Manhattan Beach in California was the site of an unfortunate accident in which one boy is now reported dead. This past weekend, at what was reported to be a weekend outing, 17-year old boy, Dexter Lima of Torrance, was swimming at the Los Angeles county beach with his cousin when the accident took place. The [...]
Man Dies In Body Surfing Recreational Accident
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by RichmondJ
A body surfer who died on Friday has now been identified as Monte Valentin, a 50 year old man of Lawndale. The Orange County Coroner’s Office identified the victim after he died in Hoag Memorial Hospital, just an hour after the actual recreation accident took place. Valentin was body surfing on Friday at the Wedge, [...]
CPR Saves Boy In Fullerton Near Drowning Accident
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by RichmondJ
A 3-year-old boy in Fullerton was saved by CPR after being found in a pool mid-day Sunday. At 11:01 am local police received a call to the 2600 block of West Oak Avenue, where the boy had fallen to the bottom of the pool and almost drowned. Fortunately, police responded quickly to the accident, arriving [...]
Orange County Lifeguard In Training Dies
Thursday, July 16, 2009 by RichmondJ
A lifeguard in training was killed yesterday after being struck by boat during a training exercise. The 11-year-old girl, Alyssa Squirrel of Laguna Hills, was taking part in an exercise where trainees were retrieved by boats. The 3 pm boating accident took place as the boat attempted to pick the trainees from the water. The [...]
Suspected Drowning Accident At Bear Lake, San Bernardino
Monday, July 6, 2009 by RichmondJ
Emergence rescue crews reported to a San Bernardino lake in an effort to locate a missing man who may have drowned in the lake. According to reports, the missing 33-year-old was in a boat on Bear Lake when the drowning occurred at 3:30 pm Friday. It has now been reported that the Alhambra man was [...]
Divers Outside Los Angeles Harbour Suffer Injury In Boating Accident
Monday, July 6, 2009 by RichmondJ
Women divers just outside of Los Angeles harbor ended up being struck by their own diving vessel in a boating accident Thursday, both suffering injury and being taken to the hospital, but the two divers are now reported to be in stable condition. The Coast Guard responded to a 3:15 call from a pleasure craft [...]
Eaton Canyon Hiker Falls To His Death
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 by RichmondJ
A man in Pasadena reportedly fell to his death during a hike near the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. According to reports, the man killed in the accident was aged 21 at the time of the accident, which occurred while he was hiking with a 17-year-old friend. The man fell nearly 200 feet to his death. [...]
Lost Santa Clarita Hiker Found, Suffered Injuries
Saturday, June 27, 2009 by RichmondJ
A reportedly lost hiker was rescued in Santa Clarita Wednesday, nearly four days after he was scheduled to return from the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles county. Santa Clarita’s Search and Rescue team set out to find Lee after receiving a call from his girlfriend, who was in contact with Lee via cell phone [...]
Boy Nearly Drowns At Palm Springs Hotel
Friday, June 19, 2009 by RichmondJ
A 4-year-old boy nearly drowned in a pool accident at a local hotel, the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs. According to Palm Springs authorities, the pool accident occurred at around 5pm on Wednesday June 17 when the boy almost drowned in the hotel pool. Hotel guests came to the aid of the young boy [...]



