SOUTHLAND : 2 Fisherman Drown in Aqueduct
The bodies of two fishermen who fell into the water of the California Aqueduct were recovered by Sheriff’s Department divers this morning, authorities said.
The first body was pulled from the aqueduct about 7:45 a.m. and the second at 8:35 a.m., Sgt. Roger Hom said.
“The bodies were found 15 feet apart in 30 feet of water in the center of the aqueduct, about 500 feet from where they fell in,” Deputy Gabe Ramirez said.
The two men, Stoney Lee Poynter, 43, and Mike Andrew Wiley, 33, were fishing with a companion Wednesday night from the side of the canal near the junction of the Golden State Freeway and State Highway 138 below Quail Lake when they fell into the water about 9:10 p.m.
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