Authorities: La Mesa lady, 49, drowns at Lake Havasu after life jacket comes off

(KGTV/KTNV) – A girl who drowned at Lake Havasu, Arizona, over the weekend was recognized by authorities as a La Mesa resident.

The physique of 49-year-old Cynthia Marin was recovered from Lake Havasu on the afternoon of Sunday, March 10, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace said in a information launch.

Deputies started their seek for Marin at 2 p.m. native time within the space close to The Islander RV Resort, a sheriff’s workplace spokesperson said.

“Whereas on scene, it was realized that an grownup feminine had jumped from the boat to go swimming,” officers said. “When she entered the water, her improperly secured life jacket got here off.”

At that time, officers stated she “started to panic, then went under the floor of the water.”

Mohave County’s Dive Rescue and Restoration Group and a Careflight helicopter have been deployed within the quick space however could not find Marin.

Because the search progressed, facet scan photo voltaic expertise and divers have been introduced in to assist.

Marin’s physique was finally positioned in 59-degree water, 42 ft under the lake’s floor, officers said.

“This investigation is ongoing,” the sheriff’s spokesperson concluded.