Bodies Of 2 South Bay Men Recovered From Lake Perris: Report

HAWTHORNE, CA — The bodies of two men who disappeared at Lake Perris on Wednesday after a tubing accident were recovered and identified as South Bay residents, according to a report from KTLA.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department dive team recovered the first body at about 1 p.m. Thursday and the second body was recovered at about 4 p.m. Family members identified the men as Patrick Howard, 53 from Gardena, and Bob Mauro, 58 from Hawthorne, according to KTLA.

A GoFundMe fundraiser was established on behalf of Patrick Howard's family.

Both men were boating on the lake Wednesday afternoon without wearing life jackets, State Park Superintendent John Rowe told KTLA. One of the men was riding behind the boat on an inflatable tube when it flipped over.

At approximately 4 p.m., authorities received a 911 report about the man falling from the tube who was unable to swim back. The man in the boat jumped into the water to attempt to rescue the other man, but he also began to struggle and both men disappeared, according to reports.

"The men were last seen underwater," Rowe said.

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