[KHTS] – Coroner’s officials have identified Rick Tanovan, 52, of West Covina, as the person whose body was retrieved Sunday afternoon from Pyramid Lake.
Rick Tanovan
“At 11:20 a.m. (Sunday), a deputy with the Sheriff’s Department’s Parks Bureau, assigned to patrol Pyramid Lake, was flagged down by a man on a jet ski who said he had seen something suspicious in the south part of Pyramid Lake, near Chumash Island,” a deputy wrote.
Deputies responded to investigate and found the bow of a boat sticking up out of the water.
A short distance away, deputies found a man beneath the water. Deputies pulled him from the water and immediately administered CPR. However, the deputies were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man appeared to have drowned, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Deputies also received information that the victim may have been accompanied by a second man.
As a result, LASD Emergency Services Detail continued an underwater search and, with the assistance of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the use of watercraft has also been implemented.
There are no signs of damage to the boat that was found, and no obvious signs of physical trauma to the man who was pulled from the water. Also, there is no preliminary sign of foul play, however the investigation continues.
[News Release] - On Sunday at Pyramid Lake, the observant actions of a Parks Bureau Marine Patrol Deputy potentially saved the lives of a five-year-old child, his father and another adult. The deputy was patrolling Pyramid Lake when he saw three people on a kayak in the main channel struggling…
[L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.] - Two men caught by surprise Wednesday when sudden high winds knocked them into the chilly waters of Pyramid Lake in northern Los Angeles County. They treaded water without life jackets for 90 minutes in chilly waters as they clung to their small boat caught against…
A man was found stabbed to death at the Piru Creek Campground by Pyramid Lake last weekend, and homicide detectives are asking the public's help to identify the victim and the circumstances of his murder.
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Rick I’m so sad to see your beautiful soul leave this world!! It was a pleasure knowing you my friend! You will be missed! Xoxo with love Billie Jo Haynes
I don’t understand. If the bow of the boat was sticking out of the water – that means it sunk, but yet the article says there was no damage to the boat?? Am I missing something?
A boat can sink with no visible damage.
A drain plug in the stern can be accidentally loose or missing causing it to flood.
It would seem that the victim could not swim or was incapacitated. If you cannot swim you should (A) never go out on a boat alone and (B) never go out on the water without wearing a properly-fitting USCG-approved life vest. This sort of thing happens often and it is almost always very preventable. So very sad.
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God bless you.
Chantelle Marie Portzen
RIP such a tragic thing to Happen:(
Rip
Tragic! Condolences to his family
Chantelle Marie Portzen
God bless you
Rest in peace
Where is the other person he was with? Either way may he rest in peace
RIP. Boat safety is everyone priority when out there.
Rick I’m so sad to see your beautiful soul leave this world!! It was a pleasure knowing you my friend! You will be missed! Xoxo with love Billie Jo Haynes
I don’t understand. If the bow of the boat was sticking out of the water – that means it sunk, but yet the article says there was no damage to the boat?? Am I missing something?
RIP
A boat can sink with no visible damage.
A drain plug in the stern can be accidentally loose or missing causing it to flood.
It would seem that the victim could not swim or was incapacitated. If you cannot swim you should (A) never go out on a boat alone and (B) never go out on the water without wearing a properly-fitting USCG-approved life vest. This sort of thing happens often and it is almost always very preventable. So very sad.
Pyramid needs to keep track of how many people are on each boat like they do at Castaic when you enter to launch your boat.