Yuma man dies from drowning, investigation ongoing
Dillon Fuhrman
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is investigating a drowning which left one man dead.
YCSO says they “received a report of a possible drowning in the waterway near Hidden Shores Resort” Saturday at around 12:15 p.m.
According to YCSO, a group of people were at the Horseshoe Island sandbar when two teens “were pulled off the shallows by the current,” prompting a man to swim out and keep the teens afloat until a boat arrived.
The man removed the teens from the waterway, but YCSO says he struggled to stay afloat. He then went underwater and did not resurface.
In addition to YCSO, the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Fish and Wildlife units and Border Patrol Air/Marine units arrived and searched the area.
Dive team members from YCSO, Border Patrol and the Yuma Police Department responded to assist in the search, YCSO said.
At around 7:20 p.m., YCSO said the man, identified as 51-year-old Jeffrey Brady of Yuma, was found and was pronounced dead on scene.
The investigation remains ongoing, and if anyone has any information regarding the case, call YCSO at (928) 783-4427, call 78-CRIME to remain anonymous, or visit YCSO’s website to submit an anonymous tip.