PALMDALE : Man Discovered Dead in Aqueduct
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A 32-year-old man was discovered dead in an Antelope Valley aqueduct Friday evening, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The man, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of relatives, was discovered by divers near 60th Street West and Avenue N in Palmdale, Deputy Gil Arce said.
Sheriff’s deputies launched a search for a missing person after a vehicle filled with fishing equipment had been parked near the California Aqueduct for more than a day, Arce said.
“At this time, it appears to be an accidental drowning,” he said.
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