Overview
- Responders located the victim about a mile downstream on Wednesday morning after he was carried off late Tuesday near Keenbrook Road and Cajon Boulevard in the Cajon Pass area.
- Fire crews first found the man standing on his pickup’s roof in fast-moving water before the vehicle shifted and he was swept away, according to San Bernardino County Fire.
- Downstream safety ropes were deployed, but officials said the victim could not grasp them during the swift-water rescue attempt.
- The overnight search was suspended due to storm conditions and resumed at first light; the man’s identity was withheld pending notification, though witnesses identified him to responders.
- Authorities noted the site is a natural creek bed prone to flooding, as separate storm-related water rescues continued in the region, including an ongoing search in Cucamonga Creek.