Authorities have been looking out Saturday for a kayaker who fell into the water alongside the American River close to Auburn, Calif., the Placer County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
The lacking man was on a kayak with one other man when their vessel capsized Friday night in fast-running water beneath the No Palms Bridge close to Auburn, the Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
The opposite man reached close by rocks and safely made it again to shore, the Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned. The lacking man wasn’t recognized, and officers mentioned it wasn’t identified whether or not he may nonetheless be alive.
“It’s robust to say,” mentioned Elise Soviar, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Workplace. “You by no means wish to surrender hope till you understand.”
Authorities began to seek for the lacking kayaker on Friday. A dive staff additionally went out on the water on Saturday morning, she mentioned.
Whereas the river may look inviting throughout a sunny day, authorities say folks ought to keep away from going into the water throughout this time of 12 months.
“The water may be very, very swift and it’s very, very chilly as a result of it’s coming from the mountains and it is a identified harmful portion of the American River,” she mentioned.
The Sheriff’s Workplace teamed up with Cal Hearth’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit on the search. State Parks, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace and the California Freeway Patrol additionally supplied help, based on a social media submit from the Placer County Sheriff’s Workplace on Friday.
