CASTAIC — A man died and rescuers were searching for possible second victim after a boat capsized at Pyramid Lake near Castaic, officials said.
The incident was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m., Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a written statement.
A man on a jet ski flagged down a deputy to report that, “he had seen something suspicious in the south part of Pyramid Lake, near Chumash Island,” according to the sheriff’s department statement.
Deputies went to investigate and found a boat with it’s bow sticking up out of the water, officials said.
“A short distance away, deputies found a male adult beneath the water. Deputies pulled him from the water and immediately administered CPR,” the statement said. “However, the deputies were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Authorities suspected the man had drowned, however an officials cause of death was to be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner.
“Deputies also received information that the victim may have been accompanied by a second male,” according to the sheriff’s statement.
Sheriff’s and Los Angeles County Fire Department officials continued an underwater search late Sunday afternoon.
No damage was noted to the boat, and there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body recovered from the water, officials said.
“There is no preliminary sign of foul play, however the investigation continues,” according to the sheriff’s department statement.
The investigation was being spearheaded by detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.