ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) -- Rescue crews in Escondido recovered the body of a man witnesses say fell off his paddle board while riding it in a flooded waterway Thursday night.
The incident was reported on Quince Street in the Escondido Creek. A witness told emergency workers that a man was seen riding a paddle board down the waterway.
Witnesses then say the man fell off the board, which is when they called 911.
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The identity of the victim hasn’t been released yet.
In video of the scene, emergency workers could be seen getting ready to lower a rescue boat into the waterway. Crews then rode the boat down the waterway to recover the body.
