Even with temperatures cooling down, officials anticipate local waterways will be packed for Memorial Day weekend and urge anyone who chooses to go into the water despite the warnings to always wear a life jacket.
A body found Friday in Folsom Lake was identified as that of a young man who was swept away in the American River three weeks earlier, the Placer County sheriff's office said.
Albert Fausel has been scouring the rivers of Placerville, California, for decades in search of gold. But the task has never been easier, nor the haul.
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