Body recovered after boater falls into water at Tower Park Marina in San Joaquin County
Authorities recovered the body of a person who fell from a boat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday that emergency crews responded around 3:45 p.m. after receiving reports that someone had fallen off a boat at the Tower Park Marina, just off Highway 12 and west of Lodi. The sheriff's boating unit, which was already in the area, quickly responded to the scene.
Despite immediate search efforts, the individual was later found deceased due to drowning, the sheriff's office said. The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office identified the deceased on Monday as Kevin Hamm, 65, from Thornton.
No further details about the drowning have been released at this time.
Tower Park Marina is a popular recreational spot in the delta.