MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The search for a missing person is now a drowning investigation.
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says the person was found dead in the Merced River.
The search began late Sunday afternoon near the Hatfield State Recreation Area, about eight miles west of Stevinson.
The sheriff’s dive team was called out to help with the search, and eventually found the body Sunday night.
There’s no word yet on the age of the victim or how they ended up in the water.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
