Search underway for man in central Fresno canal

Monday, June 19, 2023
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A water rescue is underway after a man was seen going into a canal in central Fresno on Monday afternoon.

Around 2:30 pm, the Fresno Fire Department says a construction crew working on a bridge along the canal near Divisadero Street and Thorne Avenue reported seeing a man in the water.
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Officials say the workers last saw the man bobbing in the water before going underneath the bridge.

Search and rescue teams are working to find the man in the canal.
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