August 15, 2023 - Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that on August 13, 2023, KCSO KVSAR and KCSO China Lake SAR arrived on scene to Kern Canyon at approximately 12:00 p.m. At approximately 6:00 p.m., SAR completed a recovery of the body of a male subject.

SAR Volunteers hiked down approximately 700 feet to the river and used rope systems to recover the body. Additional volunteers rafted to the scene and loaded the deceased subject onto the raft then floated downstream to Delonegha takeout to exit the river with the deceased subject before Coroner's Office personnel assumed their investigation.

Source & photo: Kern County Sheriff's Office