Attempt to rescue pet dog costs man his life at Northern California lake

A Redding man died after jumping off a boat into Lake Shasta after a pet dog, California sheriff’s officials said.

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Geordan White, 60, jumped from a moving boat into the lake to rescue the dog, which also had jumped off the boat, at about 9 a.m Friday, Sept. 11, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

He began struggling in the water and called for help, deputies said. Someone threw a flotation device to White, who lost his grip on it and vanished under the water.

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Someone was able to rescue the dog.

The sheriff’s dive team and U.S. Forest Service ranger searched Lake Shasta for White after he was reported missing, deputies said.

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Divers found his body on Saturday. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Lake Shasta is about 170 miles north of Sacramento.