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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 02:49 PM Jul 2022

3 men missing in California after jumping into water to help 8-year-old, officials say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-men-missing-california-jumping-water-help-8-year-old-officials-say-rcna36556

3 men missing in California after jumping into water to help 8-year-old, officials say

The three men were among a group of five who assisted the child. The two others made it back to shore and pulled the child to safety.

July 4, 2022, 1:27 PM EDT / Updated July 4, 2022, 1:58 PM EDT
By Julianne McShane

California authorities are leading a recovery mission for three men who jumped in the water to save a child and never resurfaced.

The three men — Edwin Rivas, Edwin Perez and Danilo Solorzano — and two others jumped into the water Sunday near the Three Mile Slough Bridge to assist an 8-year-old child, who began struggling in the water while the group was fishing, NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento reported.

The two other men made it back to shore and pulled the child to safety, the station reported, adding that the child did not require medical attention.

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