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Taft man found dead in the Kern River Sunday

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(KERO) — Another person has lost their life in the Kern River.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Vicente Bautista of Taft was found unresponsive in the river Sunday at around 4:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of his death has not yet been released



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