TRUKEE, Calif. (KABC) — A 36-year-old Lancaster man drowned in Donner Lake in Northern California over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Juan Carlos Garcia-Gutierrez jumped off a pontoon boat to go swimming Sunday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Truckee Police Department. Strong winds pushed the boat away before he could get back to it.
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Police said he was not wearing a life jacket.
Rescuers searched the lake for hours before finding his body more than 100 feet under water using a remote-operated vehicle.
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