Crime & Safety
Man Who Drowned in Irrigation Canal Remains Unidentified
Investigators are searching through missing persons' reports.
VACAVILLE, CA — A man who was found dead in a Solano Irrigation District canal in Vacaville Thursday morning appears to have drowned, a police lieutenant said.
The man between 20 and 40 years old was wearing a T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes, and there were no obvious signs of trauma or foul play, Lt. Matt Lydon said.
Vacaville police were notified around 11:30 a.m. Thursday after a Solano Irrigation District employee found the body. Lydon said the man possibly became trapped by a gate to trap debris across the width of the canal.
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his body was removed at 3:15 p.m.
The man's identity was not available this afternoon, and police and the Solano County Sheriff's Office were checking missing persons' reports.
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The canal is on federally-owned land and the FBI, Solano County Sheriff's Office and Vacaville police responded to the incident.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
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