The search for a missing kayakist who fell into the water along the American River near Auburn, California, was waiting on Sunday due to bad conditions, said the office of the Sheriff of the County of pleasure.
The missing man was in a kayak with another man when his ship overturned Friday night with fast water under the bridge without hands near Auburn, said the Sheriff’s office.
The other man reached nearby rocks and returned to the shore, said the Sheriff’s office. The missing person was identified, and the authorities said it was not known if it could still be alive.
“It’s hard to say,” said Elise Soviar, spokesman for the Sheriff’s office. “You never want to lose hope until you know.”
The authorities began looking for the missing kayakist on Friday. A diving team also went into the water on Saturday morning while air search and water efforts continued during the day, he said.
Soviar said the search was suspended on Sunday due to water flow and visibility. The conditions will determine if the search will resume on Monday.
Although the river might seem inviting a sunny day, the authorities say that people should avoid entering the water. Time of the year.
“Water is very, very fast and very, very cold because it comes from the mountains and this is a dangerous portion of the American River,” he said.
The Sheriff’s office was associated with the Nevada-Yuba-Yuba-Plant Unit of the California Forestry and Fire Protection Department in the search. The state parks, the El Dorado County Sheriff and the California Road Patrol also offered assistance, according to a social media post from the Sheriff’s Office of the Pleasure County on Friday.
