An investigation is under way to determine what caused two California Department of Water Resources divers to die during a routine inspection of pump intake pipes in the California Aqueduct. Divers Tim Crawford, 56, and Martin Alvarado, 44, failed to surface from what was expected to be a 20-minute job in murky, fast-moving water at the Dos Amigos Pumping Plant near Los Banos in Merced County. A search was conducted when they failed to surface. The two divers were tethered together and their bodies were recovered from about 30 feet of water. Department Director Lester Snow said water resources divers routinely perform hazardous […]
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