Body of Missing Person Found at Lopez Lake, Victim Identified as Santa Maria Man

Body of missing person found at Lopez Lake, victim identified as Santa Maria man

Dave Alley/KEYT LOPEZ LAKE, Calif. (KEYT) - The body of the person who went missing late Sunday afternoon in the water at Lopez Lake was found early Monday afternoon. Around noon, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office Underwater Search and Recovery (Dive Team) located the victim in the area where the Arroyo Grande Arm of the lake connects with the Wittenburg Arm. The Sheriff's Office has identified as the victim as 25-year-old Sergio Mendi…

UPDATE: Water rescue underway at Lopez Lake

UPDATE (8:47 p.m.): Officials say they have not located the victim yet. The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department is transitioning the incident to the SLO County Sheriff's Office, who will continue operations.ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews are actively searching for a victim following a witnessed submersion at Lopez Lake on Sunday.CAL FIRE and San Luis Obispo County Fire responded to the reported water rescue at around 4:20 p.m. A full water r…

Body of man who drowned recovered at Lopez Lake

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Dive Team on Monday recovered the body of a 25-year-old man who drowned at Lopez Lake on Sunday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Sergio MendiolaGarcia, 25, of Santa Maria. On Monday afternoon, three friends were swimming at the lake when the water became choppy. […]

Multiple agencies search Lopez Lake after person goes under

– Cal Fire/San Luis Obispo County Fire responded to a reported submersion at Lopez Lake in the Cottonwood area at approximately 4:20 p.m. Sunday. A […]