Contact: Lieutenant Anthony Eberhardt
(Valley Springs, Ca) On Saturday 6-13-20 at about 4:53 pm, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a call regarding a possible drowning at New Hogan Reservoir, Valley Springs. First Responders, CCSO Deputies, the Sheriff’s Marine Safety Unit boats, and Hogan Rangers responded to the area known as Whiskey Creek on New Hogan Reservoir for a report that a 26-year-old male had entered the water from a boat and had not resurfaced. It was reported that the male was not proficient in swimming and was not wearing a life jacket/vest. The Sheriff’s Dive Recovery Team was dispatched and began searching this cove area of the lake with SCUBA divers and the ROV (remotely operated underwater vehicle). The search was suspended near dark at 9:00 pm and resumed the next morning on Sunday 6-14-20 with the Calaveras and Amador County Boating Safety Units and well as the CCSO Dive Recovery Team. Around 9:00 am, CCSO Dive Team members located and recovered the body of an adult male from New Hogan Reservoir and released the body to the Calaveras County Coroner’s Office, who will handle the release of information and name of the decedent. The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express our deepest condolences to this man’s family and friends.
