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Man found in southwest Bakersfield pool

Posted at 11:18 AM, Jul 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-18 15:08:44-04

A man was found at the bottom of a southwest Bakersfield pool last week, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

KCSO says that 73-year-old Gopalakrishnaiah Bandapura Muni Reddy of Bakersfield was found unresponsive at the bottom of an in-ground pool.

He was taken to Mercy Hospital and was pronounced dead on July 13.

A physician determined the cause of death to be drowning, and said that it was accidental.