Man’s Body Pulled from Canal in Western Fresno County

Posted on September 20, 2022

Mendota Police and Fresno Sheriff investigate a body found floating in a canal near Mendota Pool Park. (Photo: FOX26 photojournalist Olen Hogenson)

MENDOTA, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A man’s body was discovered in a canal Tuesday morning near Mendota by a person out for a walk.

The Mendota Police Department got a report around 9:15 am about a lifeless person in the water at Bass Ave. and Helm Canal Rd., north of Mendota Pool Park.

Mendota Police and Fresno Sheriff investigate a body found floating in a canal near Mendota Pool Park. (Photo: SkyFOX26 Drone / FOX26 Photojournalist Olen Hogenson)

Mendota police, EMS, and firefighters responded to the area and located the body.

Mendota Police started CPR until EMS and Fire arrived.

The body was recovered and the cause of death will be determined by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office.

by Stephen Hawkins/KMPH FOX26

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