Kern County Sheriff’s Office responds to three separate calls for people missing in the water.
At approximately 4:36pm on July 4, Air5 landed in the area of Rabbit Island in Kern Valley, and gave CPR to a woman who was declared deceased. Forest Service is the lead agency, and Park Rangers assisted.
At 4:56pm, KCSO Search and Rescue was called for three people in the water area of a Granite Point. One is still missing, another was hoisted to safety by KCFD, and the other self-rescued.
At about 5:11pm, KCSO and Park Rangers responded to the Kern River near Lake Ming for a missing 20-year-old male.
The search for those two people continues.
