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Coroner Identifies Body Found in Pyramid Lake
| Monday, Jun 30, 2014

[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

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.
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14 Comments

  1. Philip Ballor says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    God bless you.

    Reply
  2. Jamie Lynn Lessing says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    Chantelle Marie Portzen

    Reply
  3. Rhonda Soria says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    RIP such a tragic thing to Happen:(

    Reply
  4. Jim Oge Jr says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    Rip

    Reply
  5. Rob Cannon says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    Tragic! Condolences to his family

    Reply
  6. Amy Graham says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    Chantelle Marie Portzen

    Reply
  7. Julia Rodriguez says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    God bless you
    Rest in peace

    Reply
  8. Lorena Garay says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    Where is the other person he was with? Either way may he rest in peace

    Reply
  9. Eric Mrantz says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    RIP. Boat safety is everyone priority when out there.

    Reply
  10. Billie Jo Haynes says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    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

    Reply
  11. Kim Rice says:
    Monday, Jun 30, 2014 at

    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?

    Reply
  12. Sandi Portner says:
    Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 at

    RIP

    Reply
  13. MacroView says:
    Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 at

    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.

    Reply
  14. pits mcgoo says:
    Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014 at

    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.

    Reply

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