Vineyard workers found dead in irrigation pond
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two vineyard workers in Santa Barbara County apparently drowned in an irrigation pond, officials said Thursday.
The men, employees of Clos Pepe Vineyards outside Lompoc, were identified as Ramon Cisneros Acosta, 42, and Rogelio Ruiz Reyez, 29.
Investigators said one of the men evidently had tried to rescue the other when he ran into trouble repairing the pond’s filtration system. The bodies were found by divers after the men were reported missing Wednesday night.
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