Kern River Deaths 2020, The end of summer 2017 marks one of the deadliest season's in Kern River history. Volunteers with Search and Rescue from the sheriff’s The city of Bakersfield announced Tuesday it was cutting back Kern River flows for a maintenance project. Carlos Roberto Velazquez Castanon, 31, of Van Nuys, who disappeared near The Kern County coroner said a 15-year-old boy accidentally drowned and died in the Kern River in early August. Find contact information, view maps, and more. KBAK/KBFX Miracle Hot Springs along the Kern River will be closed indefinitely after the second death there in less than two years, U. Andrew “Andy” Bill Mace It is with deep sadness to announce the passing of our brother “Andy” Mace (Andrew Bill Mace) who passed away on December 14, 2025. According to the The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres of Bakersfield. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Following two deaths in the Kern River, in California this month, there have been as many drownings since Memorial Day this year as there were in all of 2019, according to the Kern A man's body was found in the Kern River Saturday morning near Hobo Campground, the Kern County Sheriff's Office reported. On Friday, that number changed to 342 to remind visitors Kern County Sheriff’s Sgt. KSCO said as temperatures rise Path to Just two weeks after authorities updated the "Lives Lost" warning sign located on Highway 178 at the mouth of the canyon, the Kern River has Crews recovered the body of a Los Angeles man in the Kern River over the weekend, adding to the number of deaths reported at the river as A 15-year-old Bakersfield girl and a 46-year-old Los Angeles man are the latest victims of the deadly Kern River, which has claimed more than Lois Henry LOIS HENRY: People are dying in the Kern River, responders are scrambling and, still, Kern supervisors ponder options By LOIS The Kern River is well known amongst paddlesports enthusiasts as one of the wildest and most challenging whitewater BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 49-year-old man has been identified by the coroner after dying in the Kern River on Tuesday. A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed. Offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial for free. Drowning is the leading cause of death on the river, and "falling in is as Eight lives were taken by the Kern River in 2024, raising the total to to 342 since 1968. Kern Valley Deputies and Kern Valley Search and Rescue responded to the area. The summer of 2017 was one of the deadliest in Kern River history. (KSEE/KGPE) – The recovery of the body of a kayaker who drowned in the Kern River last month is over. Swift Water Rescue Teams were deployed, and the The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified an 84-year-old man who drowned at the Kern River on July 15 as Manuel Frank Vejar of A Los Angeles man died in the Kern River near Hart Park on July 7, according to the Kern County coroner’s office. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a Southern California man who died after entering the Kern Stay up to date with the flow and conditions on the Kern River! Please contact Sierra South with questions, or to book your adventure. . James Ashley Bawayan, of Chino Hills, was Thirteen people are dead and more than 20 people unaccounted for after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding. But the BAKERSFIELD, Calif. That total doesn't include all of its victims. (KGET) — To remind everyone about the dangers of the Kern River, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office updated the death Early bird Memorial Day weekend traffic barely slowed as it passed the small group of media and Kern County Sheriff’s Office personnel The death toll sign at the mouth of the infamous killer kern river has been updated. William Hoxie is finally going home. (KBAK/KBFX) – Authorities provided a grim annual reminder of just how dangerous the Kern River can be when they BAKERSFIELD, Calif. In March 2020, the Hot Springs Angels notified Forest Service staff that some of the tubs had sustained damage. The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the Kern River within the last year. The TULARE COUNTY, Calif. TULARE COUNTY, Calif. On November 6, 2025, District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer unveiled the Victims of Violent Crime Memorial, a permanent tribute to lives lost and the strength of those left behind. (KSEE/KGPE) – Authorities are still making efforts to rescue the kayaker that was found dead on the Kern River, Miracle Hot Springs along the Kern River will be closed indefinitely after the second death there in less than two years, U. He With the Kern River's ferocious flows finally manageable, Tulare County deputies recovered the body of accomplished kayaker William Hoxie, 26. (KGET) — A man whose body was recovered from the Kern River in August drowned and his death was an accident, coroner’s officials said Wednesday. (Rebekah Kearn/Courthouse News) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Tulare County BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Last I heard they were pulling 5,400 cubic feet per second. In an average year, 12 to 13 die in the Kern. Since 1968, 112 people have drowned in the Kern River. Michael Steven Munn 18 July 1952 to 25 December 2024 Michael Steven Munn passed BAKERSFIELD, Calif. The numbers for 2018 will be released just before the Memorial Day BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Shahzad Miguel Guerrero starts another day out in the Keyesville area July 28 searching in the Kern River for his stepson, Ivan Gameros, who slipped into 1 drowns, 4 others rescued after being thrown from kayak in fast-moving Kern River The lower Kern River has heavy flow after winter and spring While conducting biological surveys along the Kern River in Bakersfiel­d, they have seen water retreat into stagnant pools and then vanish, leaving stretches of bare sand and cracked UPDATE - The Kern County coroner's office reported Sunday that the body of 15-year-old Nnanedu Odeluga was found in the Kern River by This year's icy, massive flows on the Kern River have drained the men and women who put their lives on hold every summer to save people from A kayaker died and four more had to be rescued from the high-flowing Kern River, the Tulare County Sheirff’s Office said Wednesday. Children should always be wearing life preservers and be closely supervised. 23ABC’s Adam Bowles has the message today from Kern And the number of deaths has been lower than in past high-water years. ” Flows reaching the A Kern River death toll is posted at the mouth of the river – roughly 275 people have died since 1968. — One person is dead, and four others had to be rescued from the Kern River Wednesday afternoon. Scorching temperatures might tempt visitors to seek comfort in the Kern River. Two people drown and another dozen were thrown overboard while rafting down the Kern River over Memorial Day weekend. COURTESY: Rae McNeish May 28—Scorching temperatures might tempt visitors to seek comfort in the Kern River. According to Kern County Search and Rescue, there have been multiple recent apparent river drownings, with three bodies recovered and one The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said search teams are working to recover the body of a kayaker who was swept away by California's Kern River. A body of a man was found near Hobo Campground over the weekend. In the last wet winter, in 2012, about two dozen people died Update: Both missing men were found dead in the Kern River. A portion of the Kern River in Bakersfield, California, has dried up leaving a mass grave of varying fish species behind. Tulare A body pulled from the Kern River over the weekend has been identified as that of an Orange County rapper swept away more than a week The Little Kern River is a 24. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office updated the sign at the mouth of the canyon Friday to reflect the number of Following two deaths in the Kern River last weekend, there have been as many suspected drownings this year as there were confirmed in all of The KCSO Search and Rescue team added two deaths Friday to the total lives claimed by the Kern River. It is one of three streams, along One person has died and four others were rescued after falling out of their kayak at the Kern River on Wednesday night. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man The death toll for the Kern River in 2017 tied an all-time record high of 15 set in 1985, according to 23 ABC News. Miracle Hot Springs along the Kern River will close indefinitely after two people died there in less than two years, U. Witnesses at the scene The Kern County Sheriff's Office is set to update the Kern River deaths sign this Friday, reflecting the tragic loss of eight more lives over the past year. If you aren’t The Kern County Sheriff's Office will update the Kern River death toll sign Friday. The memorial features an BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Currently, portions of the Kern River are flowing at 5,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). One of the latest victims was a professional kayaker who drowned in mid-June. Deadly holiday weekend on roaring Kern River: 3 dead, 24 rescued - LA Times Key quotes: 280 deatsh on Kern since 1968. The accomplished 26-year-old kayaker died June 14 while navigating the historic high flows on the upper Kern River. Once you have located your ancestor in the index, a copy of the obituary, or death notice, may be obtained by submitting a Research Request Form. Hopefully, a reminder to keep people out of the raging The Kern County Sheriff's Office is set to update the Kern River deaths sign this Friday, reflecting the tragic loss of eight more lives over the BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Prosecutors brought charges against Tubbs, who has made headlines for a child molestation Multiple dead fish lay in the sun, baking. Search and rescue searching for missing person and possible body; could be five deaths in the last 10 days BAKERSFIELD, Calif. browse over 200 Kern County and Bakersfield, California obituary indexes including newspaper obituaries, death indexes, funeral home obituaries. A sign at the Mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated to reflect the lives lost in the raging river las Sheriff's office updates sign at Kern River showing total deaths - 325 since 1968 Path to Full Story on KGET TV 17 Microsoft Word - Kern River Drownings. Clint Joel Wampler, of Lake Isabella, died June 24 The Kern River is incredibly dangerous. 301 Moved Permanently The document has moved here. Nearly 300 people have lost their lives on the Kern River since 1968, and this recent summer was one of the deadliest on record. Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death along the Kern. doc KERN RIVER DROWNINGS Obituaries from Kern River Family Mortuary in Bakersfield, California. Two additional Seven drownings were added to the Kern River Sign showing the total amount of drownings in the county since 1968 now at 342. The department said 67 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. While conducting biological surveys along the Multiple fire crews are working to contain a large fire that broke out at a warehouse in east Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. The three cases above have occurred since June. The number of If you aren’t familiar with the sign, it shows how many were killed in the Kern River since officials began keeping track in 1968. The speed and high flows of the Kern River are hampering rescue crews' efforts, but they say they'll stay until it's done. Be certain to The Kern County Sheriff's Office is set to update the Kern River deaths sign this Friday, reflecting the tragic loss of eight more lives over the past year. Tubbs had a pre The city of Bakersfield reduced flows to the Kern River on Sept. 14 lives were lost to the waters and one -- Juan Torrez -- still The Kern County coroner's office on Monday said the death of a man who went into the Kern River on July 12 and whose body was found July 19 died in an accidental drowning. Kern River Family Mortuary obituaries and Death Notices for the Bakersfield, CA area. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identities of two bodies pulled out of the Kern River last Another life taken by Kern River Sunday, death toll at 320 KGET News 187K subscribers Subscribe As the weather warms up and we get closer to summer, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public of the dangers of the Sheriff's office updates sign at Kern River showing total deaths - 325 since 1968 Early bird Memorial Day weekend traffic barely slowed as it passed the small group of media and Kern County Sheriff’s Despite several recent deaths and rescues on our local rivers - people are still heading to the dangerous waterways to cool off. Despite numerous warnings, it continues to be a deadly year in the Kern River. Forest Service officials Hundreds of dead and dying fish found near the Stockdale Highway bridge suggest water along the Kern River had been ratcheted back Reduce childhood drowning deaths by increasing community awareness of water safety and the potential drowning dangers of pools, the Kern River, and other bodies of water. The Kern River may be California's top scenic spot for 10 deaths were added to the sign Thursday, bringing the total There were two Saturday, one involving a 14-year-old girl and another a man, bringing the confirmed total this year to five. Officials confirm a 14-year-old girl has died after being pulled out of the Kern River by rescue crews Saturday night. So what makes this On Friday, Matthew Patrick with the Bakersfield Fire Department warned to stay out of the killer Kern when you try to escape the heat. RELATED: Woman found dead, man still missing after search in Kern River "We were just in the water right now," said Jessie Duarte, who has been camping in the Kern River Valley since Kern County approves $383K contract for Kern River Valley airport runway work The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a $383,576 contract April 28 for pavement improvements at Kern Valley The Kern County Sheriff's Office said a man's body was recovered Saturday out of the Kern River. A Guatemalan man visiting family in the Los Angeles area who Kern County Sheriff's Sgt. 3 to repair the weirs along the river, but environmentalists say that resulted in BAKERSFIELD, Calif. But the hundreds of dead and dying fish found Friday near the Stockdale A Sudden Dry Spell and Dead Fish In early September, the Kern River, which runs through the heart of Bakersfield, was reduced to a dry, Drowning data collected from 2005-2020 based on Kern county, year of in jury, age, gender, race, and number of injured. There’s a million signs and warnings telling you not to go in the river because The body of a 30-year-old man was found last week in the Kern River, the county coroner’s office reported Monday. One person was found dead and another remains missing after entering the Kern River near the Sandy Flat area, Kern County Sheriff’s Office “More of the river has dried up, and the smell of death goes on for miles from the dead fish carcasses throughout the riverbed It’s almost unbearable out there. (KGET) — A family from Orange County gathered for a baptism in the Kern River on Sunday, but that joyous celebration TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – For 50 years, the Kern County Sheriff's Office has taken part in a grim annual tradition: Updating Signs warning of the river's dangers are posted around several river access entry points, but people continue to take risks with the Killer Kern. But under its glassy surface lurks deadly rapids and swells, prompting the Kern County Sheriff Office Search In order from most recent to oldest, below is an ongoing list of the Kern County victims of homicide in 2020. The professional staff at Kern River Family Mortuary is committed to providing dignified, respectful and compassionate assistance to every family. 3 km) [2] major tributary of the upper Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest, in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. (KGET) — A man who was found dead in the river in Kernville on Thursday has been identified by the Kern County Four more people died since the weekend after being swept into California rivers, including a child in Mendocino County. • On Saturday, July 1, a A large number of fish were found dead or dying Aug. Ten more people perished or went missing in the Kern River during the past year, according to authoritie­s who updated the physical toll Thursday at the mouth of canyon trail. Officials made additions Friday to signs showing the number of Kern River drowning deaths. Bakersfield, CA — As temperatures rise and summer approaches, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to exercise extreme caution The city of Bakersfield announced Tuesday it was cutting back Kern River flows for a maintenance project. 23ABC’s Corey O'Leary loo County search-and-rescue personnel on Friday morning updated the death-toll signs at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon. Man's body recovered from Kern River Saturday near Hobo Campground WWE star Hulk Hogan’s cause of death revealed Why South Park Did an About-Face on Mocking Trump Minnesota ax murderer who . Since 1968, there have been 317 people who died from its treacherous waters. What was supposed to be a weekend getaway turned tragic for James Ashley Bawayan of Chino Hills, who was swept away in the Kern River. Numerous deaths have resulted from the river’s The sheriff's office says they were all wearing life jackets. But drowning deaths have been occurring for decades. (KGET) – The four-day Fourth of July holiday was a deadly one on the Kern River. Friday as a small group gathered for a grim kick off to Memorial Day weekend. (KGET) — The sign at the mouth of the canyon on Highway 178, east of Bakersfield, was updated Friday morning to show the dangers of the Kern River. Updated: May 28, 2021 / 12:53 PM PDT KERN RIVER CANYON (KGET) — Today, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office updated the sign on Highway 178 at the Of those, 106 have drowned just since 2000. Hannah Tubbs, 26, was arrested May 6 in connection with Michael Clark’s death. The Sheriff's Office does push for media partnerships with Los A man whose body was recovered last week from the Kern River has been identified as a 26-year-old Los Angeles man. According to the Kern County Fire Only four people have drowned. A man was found dead Sunday in the Kern River, a day after local authorities received a report of a possible drowning in Lake Isabella. He Five people fell from a raft Wednesday in the fast-flowing Kern River, and one of them died, the Tulare County sheriff's office said. (KGET) — The Kern’s death toll continues to grow and it may grow again soon. Unrelated BAKERSFIELD, Calif. The river’s Several people who die in the river each year are not residents of Kern County. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was recovered Saturday out of the Kern River. (AP) — Rescuers are scrambling this year on central California's snowmelt-swollen Kern River, which has claimed the View upcoming funeral services, obituaries, and funeral flowers for Kern River Family Mortuary in Bakersfield, CA, US. This year, KCSO will update it from 315 The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the Kern River within the last year. m. Though most of the issues were minor, one of the tubs sustained Rebekah Kearn / August 25, 2023 Kern River death toll signs standing outside the canyon entrance. (KGET) — More people are dying in Kern County this year compared to this time in previous years. KEYSVILLE, Calif. Falling in is as dangerous as swimming. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River California rivers have been running high during the melt of this year’s snowpack, contributing to deaths or disappearances of several people. Officials say 15 people died last year, bringing the total to 295 Two people have also gone missing at Kern River this past weekend. It said 315 lives lost, but in the past year, Michael Clark’s body was found Aug. 󱡘 KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield May 22, 2020󰞋󱘚 󳄫 KERN RIVER SIGN: The Kern County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit updated the Kern River lives lost sign at the mouth of Miracle Hot Springs along the Kern River will be closed indefinitely after the second death there in less than two years, U. Explore Life Stories, Offer Condolences & Send Flowers. , in the bucket, changes the Kern River death toll sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon Friday, in an attempt to The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the Kern River On Friday morning, the Kern County Sheriff's Office updated the Kern River sign at the mouth of the canyon to reflect the number of lives lost. Two signs, one in BAKERSFIELD, Calif. According to Kern County Search The Kern County Sheriff's Office is set to update the Kern River deaths sign this Friday, reflecting the tragic loss of eight more lives over the KERN RIVER (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit updated the sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon at The Kern County coroner has identified two men who died while rafting in the powerful Kern River over the Memorial Day weekend. 4-mile-long (39. Three people drowned near a hiking area in Tulare County on Friday, the latest incidents in the state as drowning deaths are on the rise The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the Kern River within the last year. Coronavirus is to blame but some of the excess deaths After taking a bike ride along the Kern River recently, Bakersfield resident Jonathan Vegas was dismayed by what he found the farther west he THE KILLER KERN A DOCUMENTARY FILM EVERY YEAR AN AVERAGE OF SIX PEOPLE WILL DIE IN THE KERN RIVER Previous Next The annual death Two dead and more rescued from roaring Kern River this weekend. Zack Bittle changes the numbers of Kern River deaths from 298 to 307 Friday to mark the start of the Memorial Day Early bird Memorial Day weekend traffic barely slowed as it passed the small group of media and Kern County Sheriff’s Office personnel More than 100 of those deaths have happened since 2000. This year, the number of deaths is going The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking into the mass fish die off in the Kern River after the City of Bakersfield cut flows on Right now the different River interests are pulling out as much as they can so the Corps doesn't require a release again. Forest Service officials San Joaquin Valley authorities have recovered and identified the bodies of four of the five people who have gone missing in the southern Sierra When will people learn to stop going into the Kern River? Another person was found on Sunday after drowning in the river. Then in Kern County, multiple people were rescued and one woman was found dead while riding kayaks and inner tubes along the The Kern County Coroner’s Office said the case of a body that was recovered from the Kern River in Bakersfield in August is now being investigated as a homicide. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a Granada Hills man whose body was recovered from the Kern River last November. Forest Service officials The urgent message to “stay out, stay alive” from the Kern River could not have arrived on Friday at a more pressing time — since January, The sign is updated each year to include the number of lives lost in the river during the previous year. Kern River fatality sign updated to 342, reflecting 7 new deaths this past year By BakersfieldNow Staff, William Silverstein, 2025-05-23 The Kern River may look enticing, especially as a way to get away from the heat but time and time again search and rescue teams are brought out Also called California’s “Killer River,” the notoriety of the Kern River has been well-deserved. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man and a woman entered the river in the Sandy BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Forest Service officials KSCO said as temperatures rise and summer approaches, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to exercise extreme caution Kern River warning and death count signs to be updated Officials add two victims to the board in 2022. He was a Visit the Kern River Family Mortuary website to view the full obituary. Today, KCSO Search and Rescue updated their lives lost sign. CSUB Biology professor, Rae McNeish, said her class counted thousands of dead fish on just The Kern County Sheriff’s Office reminds the public that river conditions can be extremely dangerous, particularly during the summer months. A total of 14 people drowned since January 2017 and one is still Clark’s heavily decomposed body was found in August 2019 in the Kern River. Back in 2011, I reported for The Bakersfield Californian on what was The Independence Day holiday proved to be a deadly one at the Kern River as the Kern County Sheriff's Office has reported three more While rates of child abuse and neglect in Kern County have reached their lowest point since 2020, the county's five-year average remains nearly 62% higher than the statewide rate. The latest death toll in the Kern River is on the rise this year and theKern County Sheriff's department has updated the sign at the mouth of the A stark reminder of the dangers of the Kern River. But what would you expect from the deadliest river in America? That’s right – the Kern is considered KEYSVILLE, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who died after entering the Kern River. Andy was born July 9, 1965. The Kern County Sheriff's Office said the body of a man was pulled from the Kern River in Kernville on Thursday afternoon. LOIS HENRY: 8 more deaths added to Kern River warning signs as Memorial Day weekend revs up Sheriff: 'If you need to be told to stay out of Experts said what happened to the professional Kayaker who is now dead in the Kern River is something out of a horror movie. KSCO said as temperatures rise and Traffic was steady and growing, heading up to the Kern River Valley on Highway 178 by 9 a. 25, 2019, in the Kern River, said Cherrill Clark. 30 after flows in the Kern River were cut off. KCSO said in a news release Search and Rescue Мы хотели бы показать здесь описание, но сайт, который вы просматриваете, этого не позволяет. Мы хотели бы показать здесь описание, но сайт, который вы просматриваете, этого не позволяет. updated. Multiple wildlife and nature Alexandra Brown, a graduate student in biology, surveys the Kern River in Bakersfield, where the sudden loss of water has left thousands of fish Following two deaths in the Kern River, in California this month, there have been as many drownings since Memorial Day this year as there were in all of 2019, according to the Kern The Kern County Coroner's Office identified a Southern California man who died after entering the Kern River on Saturday. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a Los Angeles man who drowned in the Kern River at Hart Park on July 7th. Several counties have banned recreation on rivers that flow from the Sierra Nevada because of swift currents and fatalities. S. 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