The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office

On Monday, 24 yr previous James Romero Soriano of Mendota drowned within the San Joaquin River.

Around 5:30 pm on Monday, a small group of associates had been hanging out on the San Joaquin River, close to San Mateo Ave. in Mendota. James Romero Soriano, who didn’t know easy methods to swim, selected to enter the water. The present of the river rapidly carried him away and he went underwater. His associates known as 911 as they continued to try to discover him. After roughly quarter-hour of looking, they discovered him and pulled him to shore.

Deputies, Cal Fire firefighters and EMS personnel arrived and commenced giving him CPR. A SkyLife helicopter landed and transported Soriano to Community Regional Medical Center, the place he later handed away.

The Sheriff’s Office encourages everybody to be protected in and round swimming pools and all pure waterways. Take these easy measures.

1) Wear a U.S. Coast Guard accredited life jacket. Make positive it’s safe and matches the particular person correctly.
2) Stay out of the water if you’re not an skilled swimmer.
3) Parents ought to watch their youngsters always.
4) Do not combine alcohol and swimming. Alcohol causes swimmers to fatigue sooner than regular and may create harmful conditions.
5) Understand that when it’s scorching outdoors you’ll get drained sooner than ordinary.
6) Respect the water. The temperature of the water stays chilly and the present is usually stronger than it seems. There may be particles within the water, which is troublesome to see and will trigger hazardous conditions for swimmers.
7) Be cautious of the mud on the underside of lakes and rivers, it’s simple to sink in some spots and get your toes caught. Also, use your toes to really feel for drop off spots. River and lake bottoms can dramatically change from shallow to deep in a brief distance.