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Search-and-rescue personnel from several agencies meet Monday morning near Floriston as they continued the search for a missing swimmer. The 19-year-old, who perished in the Truckee River, was recovered by divers and identified as a Petaluma man.<\/p>\n
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Authorities on Monday recovered the body of a 19-year-old man who went missing after entering the Truckee River<\/a> over the weekend near the California-Nevada state line.<\/p>\n The Nevada County Sheriff\u2019s Office identified him as Brian Marcellino Gallardo, 19, of Petaluma. He had been with friends when he entered the water Saturday near the Floriston exit along Interstate 80.<\/p>\n Family members said the incident happened about 3 p.m. when Gallardo was \u201cshocked by the cold water and struggled.\u201d<\/p>\n Search and rescue crews began looking for him Saturday afternoon, with efforts continuing through Sunday and Monday. The operation included K9 teams, drones, helicopters, swift water rescue teams, rescue swimmers and ground searchers on foot.<\/p>\n Gallardo was ultimately located Monday by divers with the Washoe County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n Neighboring agencies \u2014 including Truckee police and fire, the El Dorado and Placer sheriff\u2019s offices, California Highway Patrol\u2019s air operations and Cal Fire \u2014 assisted in the search and recovery.<\/p>\n Authorities said the river\u2019s water temperature was about 44 degrees, creating dangerous conditions for anyone entering the water.<\/p>\n In a social media post, a family member described the moments leading up to the incident, saying the group from the Santa Rosa area had been hiking near the river after traveling to Reno to visit a friend. They went on a trail off Exit 199 when they reached an area where the water appeared calm.<\/p>\n The relative said Gallardo \u201cappeared to have been shocked by the cold water and struggled.\u201d Another man jumped in to try to help before Gallardo was \u201ccarried away by the current.\u201d<\/p>\n Amid warm temperatures in the Sierra and runoff from melting snowpack, officials urged the public to stay out of fast-moving, cold water.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it may feel like summer, melting snow is causing rivers and streams to rise and flow rapidly,\u201d Nevada County deputies said. \u201cWater temperatures remain cold enough to cause immediate cold shock and hypothermia.\u201d<\/p>\n On Sunday, family and friends of Gallardo launched a GoFundMe campaign<\/a> to raise money for his funeral expenses. By 4 p.m. Monday, the fundraiser had collected $7,800 in donations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe costs of saying goodbye are overwhelming, and we want to ensure that Brian\u2019s family can focus on healing without the added burden of financial stress,\u201d wrote Paris Nuth, the father of Gallardo\u2019s girlfriend, who was with him when he was swept away by the current.<\/p>\n \u201cBrian was a very well-mannered young man who was full of life,\u201d Nuth wrote. \u201cIn the short period of time that he had come into my daughter\u2019s life, he brightened her world. He was charismatic, ambitious, kind, and deeply loved by those who knew him. Brian wanted to better himself, not just for his own future, but for my daughter as well. He had goals he wanted to achieve, which were sadly cut short by this tragic event.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally published March 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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