Kayaker's body recovered 43 days after tragic incident in Kern River
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a kayaker 43 days after the victim died in the Kern River.
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00:00 Developing overnight, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a kayaker 43 days after the victim fell into the river.
00:10 These pictures were released by TCSO showing recovery efforts on Thursday.
00:15 The initial incident happened June 14th in the Kern River just north of Camp Owens.
00:20 Authorities say the person's body became entangled in a tree in the middle of the river and several attempts were made to recover the body over the past six weeks.
00:28 with crews finally able to recover the body yesterday.