FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man is dead Monday after drowning in eastern Fresno County.
Deputies say the 26-year-old was swimming in a canal near McKinley and Viau Avenues with two younger relatives around 5:45 p.m. when it appears a whirlpool caught him and dragged him underwater.
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Deputies say the relatives had to run about a half mile to get help.
When authorities arrived, the man was still under water.
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They were able to pull him out and started doing CPR.
He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center where he later died.