SISKIYOU COUNTY, Cal. – We’re learning new information about the death of a teenage boy at Siskiyou Lake. The 14 year old drowned in the waters there on September 2. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office initially ruled his death accidental.
On October 24, the Sheriff’s Office said the boy had large amounts of alcohol and marijuana in his system. The sheriff’s office said the teen “was otherwise a healthy teenager and according to family members was a good swimmer, which points to the reasonable conclusions developed by the SCSO’s Chief Deputy Coroner and the Department’s forensic pathologist.”
They say their investigation shows he and the teens he was with may have been involved in not only illegal drug use, but also trespassing and driving while impaired.
The department is still working to clarify what took place in the hours before and after the 14 year old’s death. Their investigation is ongoing, and the case will likely be sent to the District Attorney’s Office.
Sheriff Jon Lopey said, “On behalf of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, I would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the victim, his family, friends, classmates, and associates in the aftermath of this tragedy.”
Anyone with further information about this incident as asked to call the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office at 530-841-2900.
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