May 23, 2008 11:19 pm US/Pacific
Fairfield Man Drowns In Lake Berryessa
LAKE BERRYESSA (BCN) ―
The body of a Fairfield man who disappeared in Lake Berryessa Thursday afternoon was recovered by the Napa County Sheriff's Office's Underwater Recovery Team Friday morning.
Jovencio Cabab, 25, was swimming with four friends and his sister at the lake's Oak Shore on the western shore when five members of his group waded into the water and walked to a small rock outcropping known as a mini-island 150 yards from the shoreline, Capt. John Robertson said.
The depth of the water there is between 5 and 19 feet. When the parties headed back to shore, the swimmers lost their footing and began struggling in the water because of strong winds and water current, Robertson said.
Bystanders on the shoreline helped two of the struggling swimmers and brought them to shore but the group lost sight of Cabab who was last seen swimming toward the shore.
The sheriff's department rescued members of the group from the outcropping and searched the area for Cabab. His body was recovered at 8:02 a.m. Friday in 19 feet of water 200 yards from Oak Shores, Robertson said.
The Napa County coroner's office is investigating the death.
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