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A man who died while swimming at the Lake Del Valle recreation area near Livermore has been identified as 40-year-old Joseph Prince Freeman of Pleasant Hill, authorities said.
Freeman, who police said also had ties to Vallejo, disappeared after jumping off a rental boat on Sunday outside of the lakeâs designated swimming area, police said.
Lifeguards, police, firefighters and Alameda County divers searched for him Sunday night and Monday, discovering his body about noon.
Alameda County coronerâs officials did not disclose the cause of death.
Victim ID d as 40-year-old man from Pleasant Hill
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Emergency rescue personnel on Monday recovered the body of a man who died after struggling and becoming submerged underwater while swimming in Lake Del Valle in Livermore one day earlier.
The Alameda County Coroner s Bureau on Tuesday identified the drowned man as Joseph Prince Freeman, 40, of Pleasant Hill. Police said the victim also had residential ties to Vallejo. Our thoughts are with the family. This is obviously a tragic situation, Capt. Alan Love, of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) Police Department, told the Weekly.