The Kern County Coroner has ruled the death of a Newhall man who died in the Kern River in July as accidental. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said 24-year-old Gustavo Angel Orea Lara’s death was an accidental drowning, according to the results of an official postmortem examination. On July 4, 2026, Lara, a Newhall resident, entered the Kern River at ...

A minor was revived by paramedics after being found unresponsive in a Valencia pool Tuesday. Around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, first responders were dispatched to a pool in the 23000 block of Del Monte Drive in Valencia for a possible drowning victim involving a minor, said Justin Yang, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Upon arrival, the patient ...

A child was airlifted to the hospital Friday after a near-drowning in a pool in Canyon Country. Around 1:15 p.m. Friday, firefighters received reports of a near-drowning in a pool at an apartment complex on Sara Street in Canyon Country, said Ryan Rau, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “One pediatric patient had a near-drowning and was ...

The man who was found unresponsive at the bottom of a swimming pool at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center Monday has been identified.  Frazier Bailey, 66, from Santa Clarita was the man who died in the pool at the Aquatic Center, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Examiner’s Office.  Around 11:21 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of ...

One person has died at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center Monday afternoon. Around 12:20 p.m. Monday, first responders received initial reports of a drowning at the larger pool of the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center on Centre Pointe Parkway in Canyon Country, said Edith Lai, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A person was found unresponsive at the ...

A person was transported to the hospital after a near-drowning at Castaic Lake Tuesday morning. Around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a person drowning at Castaic Lake in Castaic, said Luis Garcia, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. First responders were able to get the man out of the lower lagoon near the swim beach ...

Officials have released the cause of death for Singer Aaron Carter, who died in Lancaster back in November.  Carter had drowned, and his death was ruled an “accident,” The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said in a Fox 11 News Article.  The “effects of difluoroethane and alprazolam” were listed as contributing factors in his death. Difluoroethane is an ...

Singer Aaron Carter has died after apparently drowning at his Lancaster home Saturday morning, north east of Santa Clarita Around 11 a.m. paramedics were called to his home on Valley Vista Drive after reports of a drowning, according to TMZ. According to Los Angeles County Fire, his body was recovered from the pool. He was pronounced dead on scene. Carter ...

The person who was brought to the attention of authorities as the victim of a possible drowning on Monday evening has been identified as a Newhall resident. Jack Smith, 82, of Newhall, was identified Tuesday as the person who drowned the evening before in a community hot tub on the 26000 block of Rainbow Glen Drive in Canyon Country, according ...

A GoFundMe has been set up for the family that lost two of their three children by drowning in Lake Hughes the Monday after Easter.  Movses Aslanyan, 4 and his sister Lilya, 3 were the two siblings that died by drowning in a shallow pond on their property in Lake Hughes, said Azatui Karaoglanyan, a family member in the GoFundMe. ...