A Sacramento man who fell into the American River on Sunday while taking pictures with his fiancée was found dead, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.The body of 23-year-old Andy Odon Ortega Fonseca was recovered Monday by the Placer County swift-water dive team and air operations unit, the sheriff’s office said.Fonseca fell in the North Fork American River confluence near No Hands Bridge around 7 p.m. Sunday and was unable to get out of the swift-moving water, Lt. Andrew Scott said.First responders called off the search around 9 p.m. Sunday because of darkness.The Sheriff's Office's swift-water rescue team and air operations unit resumed the search Monday, combing the area from the confluence to Folsom Lake.Officials did not say where Fonseca’s body was found."We can’t stress how dangerous river water is, especially during this time of year when the temperature ranges from 38-45 degrees Fahrenheit and the flows are swift and choppy," the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. "It is easy to get swept under the current, even when the water APPEARS to be calm. It is merely a deception. PLEASE avoid getting into the river until after June when the flows have calmed down, and instead, visit your nearest lake -- the water is warmer and less dangerous."No other details were released.

A Sacramento man who fell into the American River on Sunday while taking pictures with his fiancée was found dead, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.

The body of 23-year-old Andy Odon Ortega Fonseca was recovered Monday by the Placer County swift-water dive team and air operations unit, the sheriff’s office said.


Fonseca fell in the North Fork American River confluence near No Hands Bridge around 7 p.m. Sunday and was unable to get out of the swift-moving water, Lt. Andrew Scott said.

First responders called off the search around 9 p.m. Sunday because of darkness.

The Sheriff's Office's swift-water rescue team and air operations unit resumed the search Monday, combing the area from the confluence to Folsom Lake.

Officials did not say where Fonseca’s body was found.

"We can’t stress how dangerous river water is, especially during this time of year when the temperature ranges from 38-45 degrees Fahrenheit and the flows are swift and choppy," the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. "It is easy to get swept under the current, even when the water APPEARS to be calm. It is merely a deception. PLEASE avoid getting into the river until after June when the flows have calmed down, and instead, visit your nearest lake -- the water is warmer and less dangerous."

No other details were released.

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