BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A body was recovered in southeast Bakersfield Friday morning.

On Friday, February 6, 2026, deputies responded to a canal in southeast Bakersfield after receiving a report of a body in the water. The body was later recovered, according to Kern County Sheriff’s officials.

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At around noon, the body was recovered.

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The Kern County Coroner’s Office will identify the body.