The body of the man who died after jumping into the Contra Costa Canal Monday evening has been identified as 48-year-old Saul Hernandez of Brentwood. A dive team found him Wednesday afternoon.
EastCountyToday broke this story Monday night based off tips from our readers at the scene.
The incident started around 7:25 pm, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District received a call about a person jumping into the canal on Lone Tree Way and James Donlon Blvd. adjacent to Sutter Delta Hospital.
According to Battalion Chief John Kipp, crews were on scene within 2-minutes and they set up five rescue check points from Antioch to Pittsburg for about 2.5 hours along the Delta De Anza Regional Trail. Crews waited as the water level was lowered so that they could get a better visual of the cancel.
Here are some of the photographs taken Monday night when the search began.
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We were near there at the community park where there were more canals and fire dept was there at the top , plus there was a helicopter hovering our field we thought for that incident but I guess it was for the drive by shooting off of wild horse…. crazy night they did their best!!
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