BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A body was found in a canal near the area of H Street and Berkshire Road on Thurs, June 29.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team assisted the Bakersfield Police Department in recovering a man's body from the canal around 6 p.m. Investigators say they believe the man entered the water himself and didn't return to the surface.
The incident was in the same area where a car went into the water following a crash on Thurs, June 22. BPD officers went into the water to pull the victim from the car and attempted to revive him, however, he died at the scene.
