49-year-old man pulled from Sanger canal identified

SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) -- The man who died after being found unresponsive in a Sanger canal Saturday has been identified as 49-year-old James Cunningham.

Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies received a call for the unresponsive man in the canal near Newmark and Annadale avenues at 7 pm.

When deputies arrived, they quickly jumped into action and pulled Cunningham out of the water.

He was declared dead at the scene.

Deputies say foul play is not suspected.