{"id":444429,"date":"2026-08-26T21:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/444429\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:34:14","slug":"bakersfield-teen-found-dead-in-lake-ming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/444429\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield teen found dead in Lake Ming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated with new details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Kern County Coroner&#8217;s Office identified the person found dead Tuesday night in Lake Ming as a 16-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anthony Camacho, 16, of Bakersfield entered Lake Ming at around 4:52 p.m. Aug. 25, according to the coroner&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch &#039;After Sunrise&#039; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch &#8216;After Sunrise&#8217; on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bakersfield Fire Department and Kern County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Search and Rescue teams searched the area for over three hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bakersfield Search and Rescue and Dive teams, KCSO&#8217;s Air Support unit and a drone responded to the search. The Kern County Fire Department also assisted by raft and drone, according to sheriff&#8217;s officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Camacho was found dead in the water just after 7 p.m. by KCSO Search and Rescue personnel, according to the coroner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A postmortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause and manner of his death, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to KCSO, three people had been initially struggling in the water. The other two individuals made it to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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