BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was recovered Saturday out of the Kern River.

The Kern River claimed another drowning victim Saturday, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday. It said in a news release that 46-year-old Los Angeles resident Carlos Gonzalez Jr. became ...

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Lake Isabella after four-day search by Kern County Sheriff's deputies. The man was reported missing on July 5 at Stine Cove.

July 20, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 15-year-old girl who drowning in the river at River View Park on July 8. Coroner officials said Ester Isabel ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in a hospital after drowning in the Kern River on July 12 as 46-year-old Carlos Gonzalez Jr. of L ...

A Bakersfield teenager drowned July 8 in the Kern River south of River View Park, the Kern County coroner’s office said Tuesday. The body of 15-year-old Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres was found at ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres of Bakersfield.The coroner’s ...