Man Drowns in Madera County Lake

By KSEE News

Man Drowns in Madera County Lake

October 8, 2012 Updated Oct 8, 2012 at 7:04 PM PDT

(Press Release) The Madera County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a man drowned at Hensley Lake Monday afternoon.

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office pulled a body of a man from the lake at about 6:00 p.m. near a boating dock. He was found roughly 8 feet under water.

Shortly before 3:00 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a call from bystanders at the Hidden View boat ramp of a possible drowning victim.

They told deputies that they heard someone screaming but could not see anything. A boat near the dock was seen floating away.

The identity of the man will not be released until next of kin has been notified.

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