Accident Database

Report ID#66350

2017-04-15
accident date
Lawrence Holguin
victim
60
victim age
Kern River
river
n/a
section
near Hart Park
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Unknown
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) A man’s body has been recovered from the Kern River. Lawrence Holguin, 60, of Bakersfield, was swept away in the river near Hart Park on April15th after his raft flipped over, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. His body was found Saturday, two weeks after he went missing. The discovery was found in the river near the 5600 block of Shadow Hills Drive.