Man accidentally drowns trying to retrieve cell phone in Coachella Canal in North Shore - Desert Sun

Deputies responded to the drowning adjacent Costa Mesa Drive and Avenue 68 astir 5:24 p.m. Tuesday.

A antheral drowned successful North Shore, adjacent the Salton Sea, connected Tuesday aft diving into the Coachella Canal to retrieve his compartment phone, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. 

Deputies responded to the drowning adjacent Costa Mesa Drive and Avenue 68 astir 5:24 p.m., the section said. They learned the unfortunate was sportfishing astatine the canal with 2 friends and went aft his compartment telephone aft dropping it successful the h2o by accident. His friends called 911 erstwhile helium didn’t travel backmost up, the section said. 

The section said deputies could not find the unfortunate due to the fact that of debased daylight Tuesday evening, but the Dive, and Search and Rescue teams recovered his assemblage Wednesday morning. His sanction is being withheld until his adjacent of kin is notified of his death.  

Fishing astatine the canal is prohibited successful the Coachella Valley, the section added. 

Ani Gasparyan covers the occidental Coachella Valley cities of Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City. Reach her astatine ani.gasparyan@desertsun.com.