A search-and-rescue mission is underway on Castaic Lake, the place two kayakers flipped over on Sunday afternoon.
One of many kayakers, a girl, was rescued with no accidents. The opposite, a person, continues to be lacking and presumed to have drowned, in response to L.A. County Hearth Capt. Sheila Kelliher.
The incident occurred on the primary day of the three-month summer time interval when officers say drownings within the state spike.
The Hearth Division arrived shortly earlier than 1 p.m. in reply to a name a couple of kayaking accident. On the time of publication, divers have been nonetheless looking the center of the lake.
The identities of the 2 kayakers aren’t at present obtainable. Kelliher couldn’t affirm if both of the kayakers have been sporting life jackets, however in response to the Santa Clarita Valley Sign, which cited radio dispatch visitors, the rescued kayaker was sporting a life jacket, and the lacking kayaker was not.
Set among the many Sierra Pelona Mountains in northwest L.A. County, Castaic Lake serves as the most important state venture reservoir in Southern California.
About 400 Californians die of drowning every year, in response to the state Water Security Coalition, with almost half of all these occurring in the summertime months of June, July and August. Parks officers urge the use of life jackets for all these in canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards or every other human-powered vessel.
