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 ...

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