Man Dead, Another Rescued From Flooding As Rain Pummels OC

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County firefighters warned residents Monday to stay out of flood control channels during rain storms, after one person was found dead and another person was rescued from the water-flooded channel.

Anaheim firefighters found the body of a homeless man in the channel in the 700 block of Loara Avenue at around noon Sunday, Anaheim Police Sgt. Shane Carringer told City News Service.

"The coroner is handling the investigation as there were no immediate signs his death was criminal," Carringer said in the report.

Earlier that Sunday, Orange County Fire Authority firefighters rescued a man at 9:42 a.m. from the Santa Ana River channel on Orangewood Avenue, on the border of Anaheim and Orange, authorities said.

A man was found in the river bed at Memory Lane, OC Fire officials said. He was air-lifted to safety by helicopter and taken to a hospital for follow-up care.