Crime & Safety

Person Drowned In Canal In Indio

The incident was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

INDIO, CA — A person died Thursday drowning in an Indio canal.

The incident was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday near Avenue 44, west of Dillon Road, according to the Indio Police Department.

"The Riverside County Sheriff's Dive Team is on scene to recover the body," police said.

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The cause of the drowning was under investigation.

— City News Service

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