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Cal Fire calls off search for possible drowning victim at Lake Nacimiento

Update, 2:25 p.m.

Rescuers called off a search for a possible drowning victim at Lake Nacimiento, according to a Cal Fire tweet.

Emergency personnel were unable to find a victim, and all campgrounds were searched, as well.

“All parties have been accounted for and the search has been called off,” the tweet reads.

Original story:

Emergency personnel responded on Friday to a possible drowning at Lake Nacimiento, according to Cal Fire.

Witnesses reported seeing a person’s head go under the water near the resort marina north of Paso Robles, according to scanner traffic.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received second-hand information about the incident, and units are en route to investigate, spokesman Tony Cipolla said in a text.

Check back for updates on this continuing story.

This story was originally published September 27, 2019 at 12:51 PM.

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Lindsey Holden
The Tribune
Lindsey Holden writes about housing, San Luis Obispo County government and everything in between for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo. She became a staff writer in 2016 after working for the Rockford Register Star in Illinois. Lindsey is a native Californian raised in the Midwest and earned degrees from DePaul and Northwestern universities.
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