Identified: Body Found in Kings River Near Reedley

Body Found in Kings River Near Reedley Identified

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 11 months ago on

October 17, 2024

Jesse Garcia, 44, was found dead on a sandbar in the Kings River near Reedley. (Fresno COS)

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Jesse Garcia, 44, was the man found dead Monday on a sandbar in the Kings River, the Fresno Sheriff-Coroner’s Office said Wednesday.

Authorities said that there was nothing suspicious leading to the death of Garcia.

On Monday, a call came into the sheriff’s office at about noon from a person who reported seeing an unresponsive individual lying partially submerged in the water, southeast of Nebraska and Macdonough avenues.

Firefighters, emergency medical services, and sheriff’s deputies arrived and retrieved the man from the river. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

Multimedia Journalist

Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.