Man's body found off Timber Cove Pier in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/02/2016 - 1:31pm
3/3/16 Update: The man who died off the shore of Lake Tahoe on Monday has been identified as David Mark Flynn. The cause of death has not been released.
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The body of a 53-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was pulled out of the water by the Timber Cove Pier Monday afternoon.
At 3:28 p.m. on February 29, 2016, South Lake Tahoe Police received a call of a drowning victim in the water at the Timber Cove Pier, just off Connolly Beach and behind the Tahoe Beach Retreat & Lodge.
When officers arrived, the found the local man deceased in a few feet of water.
SLTPD suspect no foul play. What they know so far is that the man emptied his pockets on the pier, then jumped into the lake. He was with a female who witnessed to incident.
According the SLTPD Lt. David Stevenson, an autopsy is being performed by the El Dorado County Coroner and the investigation is continuing. There has been no release of the name of the victim.
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