Cal State Fullerton freshman drowns throughout frat journey to Lake Havasu
A fraternity journey to Lake Havasu resulted in tragedy over the weekend after an 18-year-old Cal State Fullerton pupil drowned in swift-moving waters on the common recreation vacation spot, authorities mentioned.
Simon Daniel disappeared under the floor whereas swimming within the Copper Canyon space round 3 p.m. Saturday, in keeping with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division. His physique was discovered round 8:54 a.m. the subsequent morning, officers mentioned.
The drowning was the primary of a minimum of two emergencies involving school college students that the Sheriff’s Division responded to over the weekend.
Tanner Prentis, a 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara pupil, went lacking after spending Saturday evening out with with associates in Large Bear Lake. His physique was discovered within the water on Monday.
The Sigma Pi fraternity mentioned in an announcement that Daniel was “the center of the fraternity” and “brightened each room together with his good smile.” The freshman laptop science main hails from Pinole and was identified for his “love of music, boundless power and sort smile.”
In line with the fraternity, Daniel entered the water at Lake Havasu River alongside three fraternity brothers and two members of a sorority that joined the brothers on the journey.
The group was unaware that current rainfall had led to hazardous swimming situations together with sturdy currents, crosswind and swells, the fraternity wrote. After instantly discovering themselves in misery, a number of different fraternity brothers “heroically risked their very own lives” in an try to rescue the six college students, in keeping with the fraternity.
However Daniel was swept away by a sudden wave, separated from one of many rescuers and disappeared under the floor.
Rescue groups from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division and the Mohave County Sheriff’s Division deployed divers to the place Daniel was final seen, authorities mentioned.
Divers scoured the water and deployed sonar scanners to seek for Daniel till dusk. On Sunday morning divers positioned and recovered his physique with the assistance of a remotely operated automobile.
Greater than 200 college students attended a candlelit vigil for Daniel on Sunday evening.
“Simon is survived by his mom and a neighborhood of family members and brothers who deeply mourn his loss,” the fraternity wrote.
Each Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara are providing disaster counseling companies to assist college students deal with the sudden deaths.
