Overview
- Santa Clara County park rangers received reports of a person in distress at Cottonwood Lake on Sunday around 1:40 p.m., prompting a multi-agency search.
- Deputies and San Jose Fire Department crews responded, and the sheriff’s dive team searched underwater until locating a body.
- The person was pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m., according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
- Authorities have not confirmed the person’s identity, and the Medical Examiner-Coroner will determine the cause and manner of death.
- It remains unclear why the person entered the water, and officials have released no further details about the circumstances.