FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The man who was found dead in a Fresno County canal on Sunday has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office on Monday.
According to the CHP, officers checked on a vehicle parked near the canal on Highway 43 and Caruthers Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. After a search of the area, they found the body of a man in the water nearby.
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The man was later pronounced dead. The coroner’s office named him on Monday as 46-year-old Karandeep Sihota of Selma.
It is unknown what circumstances led to him being found in the water. Officials say, at this point, all signs point to the incident being an accident.
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