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  • Statement from San Francisco Police about a search for a missing swimmer, detailing the search effort on August 26, 2025, involving various units and volunteers, and thanking volunteers for their efforts.

    Crews Recover Body of Missing Swimmer at SF's Aquatic Park Cove

    SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The body of the 35-year-old swimmer missing from Aquatic Park Cove in San Francisco has been found, police say.

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  • A smiling young man with curly dark hair wearing a light-colored t-shirt, sitting indoors with a patterned chair and a bookshelf in the background.

    California Recovery Divers recover body of missing man in Isabella Lake

    LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — After days of searching, the body of a young man missing in Isabella Lake has been found by the California Recovery Divers.

    BakersfieldNOW article →
  • Tuolumne County sheriff's boat on a lake with a motorboat in the background under a clear blue sky.

    Drowning Victim Recovered At Lake Don Pedro

    Don Pedro, CA — Over a month after going missing, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man’s remains have been recovered from deep water in Lake Don Pedro.

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  • Three people on a red inflatable boat with a Honda outboard motor docked by a pier on a calm body of water. In the background, there are other boats and a city skyline.

    These scuba divers have a macabre mission: find dead bodies underwater

    Six expert scuba divers in the East Bay have formed a nonprofit dedicated to the highly specialized task of finding and recovering the bodies of drowning victims in lakes and waterways across Northern California.

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  • Police officers and a diver preparing on a small black submarine at a dock by the water. The scene is sunny with a beach and trees in the background.

    California dive team finds remains of 7-year-old at Moss Landing

    MOSS LANDING, Calif. - On Saturday, a dive team found the remains of the 7-year-old boy who went missing in Moss Landing last week.

    California Recovery Divers found the body of Edgar Espinoza, a spokesperson for the Monterey County Sheriff's Office confirmed to KTVU Sunday morning.

    KTVU article →
  • People smiling with a rescue bike, a sheriff's vehicle, and a rescue boat at a landing area.

    California kayaker, 39, found dead 100 yards from the shore five days after going missing while crabbing with friends – recovery divers blame 'tidal current'

    TOMALES BAY, Calif. - A father in California has been found dead days after he went missing in Tomales Bay - vanishing without a trace during a fishing trip with friends.

    The discovery, made Wednesday by several divers who took part in the search, comes nearly a week after the disappearance of 39-year-old Clinton Yoshio Koga in waters some 30 miles north of San Francisco.

    Daily Mail article →
  • A person preparing a red inflatable boat with equipment on a sandy shoreline, with a large body of water and hills in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

    Kayaker vanished on fishing trip with friends. He was found dead days later, CA cops say

    TOMALES BAY, Calif. - A man who vanished while on a fishing trip with friends has been found dead, California authorities said. After fishing during the day, Clinton Yoshio Koga, 39, of Brentwood, kayaked into Tomales Bay at around 6:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, “from the Lawson’s Landing campground to retrieve a crabbing cage,” the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 2 Facebook post.

    Sacramento Bee article →
  • Man holding a large fish on a boat docked near trees.

    Body of missing fisherman found in San Pablo Bay

    MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - The body of a man who went missing on Christmas Day was found Thursday in the San Pablo Bay.

    Will Chebib, 32, of Petaluma was found dead approximately one mile east of the Hamilton Wetlands within the San Pablo Bay, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said. He had gone fishing on Dec. 25, and hadn't been seen since.

    KTVU article →
  • Man wearing sunglasses and a cap holding a fish with a spotted pattern near the water.

    Empty boat found floating near CA marina weeks ago. Now missing angler’s body is found

    RICHMOND, Calif. - The body of a missing angler was found weeks after his empty boat was discovered floating adrift near a California marina, deputies said. While on a Christmas Day fishing trip in the San Pablo Bay, William Hady Chebib, 32, of Petaluma, told family he was headed back to the Black Point Boat Launch in Novato at around 3:30 p.m., a news release from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

    Sacramento Bee article →

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