On a September Sunday, a 25-year-old man from San Jose named Luis Dominguez drowned at Modesto Reservoir. Firefighters from Stanislaus County responded to the incident around 3:06 p.m., and divers later recovered his body, The Modesto Bee reported.
The weekend drowning is the latest in a series of such incidents this summer in Stanislaus County, notably many occurring at the same reservoir. Although not all details leading up to the incident have been disclosed, they advise to understand one's limitations, moderate alcohol intake, and always swim with a companion, as stated in The Modesto Bee.
According to KCRA, this incident is part of an unsettling trend shown in a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study indicating that drownings are on the rise nationwide, following decades of decline. Last year, Stanislaus County alone experienced eight drownings, contributing to a harrowing figure for the San Joaquin Valley that reached 74 drownings in 2022, as published by the California Department of Public Health.
The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the drowned man was Luis Dominguez. The Sheriff’s Office has not yet provided further details about the incident.
