One outdoor water recreation drowning is suspected on the Yuba River in Nevada County over the Memorial Day weekend. State Park Ranger Matt Green says a man in his early 20’s had gone into the river on a boogie board at the Highway 49 crossing, at around 6pm on Saturday…

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Green says the incident occurred not long before it was getting dark and the river conditions also quickly hampered efforts to locate the man…

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So Green says the search and rescue operation has become a recovery effort. He says the swift flows have also likely lengthened the search area, with the potential for a body to flow much further downstream than normal. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Department suspended activities on Tuesday.