LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the death of a kayaker.
On Thursday at 9 a.m., sheriff’s deputies, including Marine Patrol units, responded to a report of an overturned kayak off the shore in Clearlake Oaks, the agency said.
With support from the North Shore Dive Team, they located the body of a 63-year-old man in the water, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office report said the man found dead in the water was not wearing a life vest.
On Thursday, the sheriff’s office said it was still making notifications to the man’s family. At that point, the man’s name wasn’t being released publicly.
The sheriff’s office said a determination regarding the man’s cause of death is pending an autopsy.
Sheriff’s office investigates death of kayaker
- LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS