Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a body found in the Kern River area of River Walk Park in 2017.

On November 12, 2017 a decomposing body was found. Almost a year later, the body is identified as Nicholas Lee Rubright, 39, of Bakersifield.

The coroner's office says the cause of death was accidental drowning. 

The body was identified by DNA.

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