A GoFundMe appeal has launched for the family of Brenda Duran, who died after trying to rescue her daughter on the San Joaquin River.
The online site seeks $10,000 in donations for funeral costs and for living expenses for Duran’s husband and three children.
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A California family is grieving a mother who drowned after jumping into a river to help her 11-year-old daughter.
Searchers recovered the body of 30-year-old Brenda Duran from the San Joaquin River on Saturday.
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A Modesto man drowned Saturday morning at Woodward Reservoir after his kayak reportedly capsized.
Carlos Evans, 53, was attending a family barbecue when he took a kayak out about 10 a.m., according to Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Erich Layton. Evans, who authorities said was not wearing a life jacket, was about 100 yards offshore when the kayak capsized. Family saw him waving his arms and called for help.
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