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Divers Recover Body Believed to Be Missing 75-Year-Old Boater at Lake Clementine

Authorities will confirm identity through coroner’s testing to determine drowning following a two-day search at Lake Clementine

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Overview

  • The Placer County Dive Team located the boater’s body Sunday morning in the waters of Lake Clementine
  • Investigators found his boat, truck and keys Saturday near the Lower Lake Clementine ramp, prompting a search and a drowning theory
  • Officials will conduct formal identification and a coroner’s examination to verify the boater’s identity and cause of death
  • The recovery concludes a multi-agency search launched after the man failed to return from a Saturday outing on the lake
  • The incident underscores the need for heightened boating safety measures on Lake Clementine and other recreational waterways