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Missing Lake Tahoe paddle boarder found in Missouri
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 1:18pm
The man who gained national attention when he went missing from his paddle board in South Lake Tahoe has turned up in Missouri.
South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) investigators had been working on the case since he disappeared on Wednesday, not knowing if he were dead or alive. The floating paddleboard with GoPro camera was found floating about 1/2 mile off shore by the Timber Cove Marina.
Bay Area deputy drowns while helping kayaker in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/14/2015 - 8:07am
A deputy from the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office drowned just off the shore of El Dorado Beach in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday as he tried to save a family friend.
Fort Bragg woman drowns at Topaz Lake
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 8:18pm
Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is investigating the drowning at Topaz Lake Wednesday of 36-year-old Janneke Strong from Ft. Bragg, CA.
DCSO responded to a call of a reported drowning at 1:48 p.m. on June 17. A witness reported seeing a person lying face down in approximately four feet of water along the North Shore of the lake which is located in Douglas County on Hwy 395.
East Fork Fire Paramedics arrived on scene and began advanced life saving efforts to Strong who was transported to the Carson Valley Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased at 3:04 p.m.
USFS lifts fire restrictions on some National Forest lands
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 10:17pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will lift fire restrictions on National Forest System lands beginning Friday, October 3, 2014.
“Although fire restrictions will be lifted on Friday, remember campfires are never allowed in the Desolation Wilderness,” said Forest Service fire management officer Kit Bailey.
South Lake Tahoe Teens Signing Pledges to Not Drink or Drive With Drinkers on Prom Night
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 10:32pm
The facts are startling, and, for lack of a better work, sobering. Studies show that 11% of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. is done so by youth aged 11 to 20, below the legal drinking age.
Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States, more than tobacco and illicit drugs according to the Center for Disease Control, and is responsible for more than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth.
The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that among high school students, during the past 30 days:
39% drank some amount of alcohol.
22% binge drank.
Body Found at Lampe Park in Gardnerville
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/17/2014 - 11:44am
A 24 year old Gardnerville, NV resident was found kneeling face down in a creek at Lampe Park on Monday morning. He has been identified at William Murphey Sheerin.
At 8:21 am, Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a body found by Park Rangers. Sheerin's cause of death is suspected as drowning, however final cause will not be determined until after the autopsy and toxicology reports have been completed.
Body of teenage boy recovered from Emerald Bay
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/17/2013 - 12:29pmA teenage boy died of an apparent drowning in Emerald Bay on Friday while he was attempting to swim to Fannette Island, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office reports.
Javon Lamar Green, 17, was with his family in a rental boat when he went under water. The family estimated the distance to Fannette Island to be about 25 yards away from their boat, said El Dorado County Sheriff's Sgt. Matt Underhill.
His body was recovered Saturday morning, around 9:45 a.m. by the EDSO Dive Team in approximately 72 feet of water.
South Lake Tahoe emergency responders rescue man drowning at Tahoe Keys
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 07/20/2013 - 9:17pmA man who nearly drowned earlier this week at Lake Tahoe in the Tahoe Keys owes his life to those who saw him struggle and dialed 911, and members of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and El Dorado County Search and Rescue team that swam in and saved him.
Witnesses on Monday saw the man in trouble while he was swimming near the boat docks and called 911. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department responded and was escorted out to where the man was seen swimming, said Fire Chief Bruce Martin.
Graniterock CEO drowns in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 10:43amThe CEO of a Northern California contracting company died in an apparent accidental drowning incident Sunday in Lake Tahoe, an official has confirmed.According to Placer County Sheriff's Office Cap...
Apparent drowning victim identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 6:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 31-year-old Antioch man apparently drowned near Camp Richardson Saturday after jumping off a boat and being unable to make it to shore.About 1: 30 p.m. Asish Janardhan ...
SAUNDERS: Oakland drowning in social justice
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:31amOccupy Oakland has scheduled a general strike throughout the California city for Wednesday. What does that mean? "No work. No school. Occupy everywhere," the group's website explains. "Shut down th...
Comfort food led to 'Man vs. Food' series
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 1:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Ah, heartache.It leads to the writing of sonnets, the composition of songs and countless drowning of sorrows through wine, whiskey and the consumption of copious amoun...
