PERRIS, CA — A 61-year-old man who was found overturned on his float tube on Lake Perris has been identified by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau.
Marion Storey was discovered in the water by a boater shortly after 1 p.m. Friday at Lake Perris State Recreation Area.
Foul play is not suspected in Storey's death, according to John Rowe, California State Parks, Inland Empire/Perris Sector, Superintendent III. An autopsy is pending and will determine whether the San Jacinto resident suffered a medical emergency while on the float, Rowe said.
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"When our officers arrived, he was deceased," Rowe continued. "The lake conditions were busy, but the water was relatively flat with low wind speeds."
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