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Bay Area teen drowns in Lake Tahoe after boat hits wave
KTVU s Ann Rubin reports.
Loved ones are mourning the death of a 17-year old from Marin County.
Myles Kawashima drowned Monday evening while boating at Lake Tahoe with friends. Authorities are calling the teen s death a tragic accident.
Those who knew Kawashima say he was two things: a standout athlete and a great friend. Genuinely a good guy who wanted to see people happy and successful, said Nick Naudain, who was Kawashima s junior varsity football for two years at Redwood High School in Larkspur.
Naudain said he ll remember Kawashima s heart and integrity most.
Lake Tahoe-area man arrested on suspicion of homicide in Nevada woman’s strangulation [The Sacramento Bee]
Dec. 17 A Lake Tahoe area man was arrested on suspicion of homicide in the strangulation of a Nevada woman found near the site of single-vehicle crash in Washoe County earlier this week.
Alexandrew Vail, 26, of Kings Beach, was initially arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving without a valid license in connection with car crash, where Emily Giudici was found, according to a news release from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy driving home from work spotted the car crash about 2 a.m. Tuesday along Mount Rose Highway. The deputy pulled over to investigate the crash.