Man, 27, Drowns Crossing River
A Stanton man drowned early Saturday when he tried to swim between the two jetties near the mouth of the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach, police said.
Fishermen on one jetty saw Rey Roger Rivas Gavidia, 27, strip to his underwear about 1:15 a.m. and enter the river. He was last seen halfway between the jetties, about 100 yards out.
The channel was searched by the Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol, Long Beach police using a helicopter, and Long Beach and Seal Beach lifeguards. The search was halted at 3:15 a.m., and at 9:30 a.m., Long Beach lifeguards recovered the body near a small island north of the river channel.
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