Andy Fonseca Dead after Falling into American River near No Hands Bridge [Auburn, CA]

Andy Fonseca Dead after Auburn American River Incident

 
AUBURN, CA (March 20, 2019) — A man who fell into the American River while taking photos with his fiancée was found dead.
 
Placer County swift-water dive team and air operations unit recovered the body of 23-year-old Andy Odon Ortega Fonseca, of Sacramento, on Monday.
 
Fonseca fell in the North Fork American River confluence near No Hands Bridge at about 7 p.m. Sunday. He was unable to get out of the swift-moving water, according to Lt. Andrew Scott.
 
First responders called off the search at about 9 p.m. Sunday because of the darkness.
 
The Sheriff’s Office’s swift-water rescue team and air operations unit continued the search Monday, scouring the area from the confluence to Folsom Lake.
 
Officials did not state where they found Fonseca’s body.
 
No other details were available.

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