Man Identified As Body Recovered At Pyramid Lake

The person who divers searched for in Pyramid Lake for nearly 27 hours has been identified.

J Valadez, 23, from Los Angeles was the person who reportedly “fell overboard” at Pyramid Lake Monday, said Lt. Kim, with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

Around 11 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a man going overboard at Pyramid Lake, said Deputy Trina Schrader, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Information Bureau.

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Divers with the Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s Departments search the lake for almost 27 hours before Valadez was located.

Crews utilized a variety of tools including sonar to find Valadez.

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