Emergency services in Sonoma County were searching Thursday morning for a man believed to have drowned in the Russian River in Monte Rio on Wednesday.
A dive team from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office attempted to locate the victim after he disappeared near Villa Grande Beach around 6:15 p.m.
The victim is believed to be a man in his mid-20s. Rescue workers and divers tried to find the victim until darkness fell on Wednesday and the search resumed on Thursday morning.
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The Monte Rio Fire Protection District was the lead agency in the search, with assistance from the Sonoma County Fire Department.
Last month, a teenage boy drowned in the Russian River near Steelhead Beach north of Forestville, after he and another teen were swept away by the fast-moving water. The teen was rescued.
