28-Year-Old Man Dies After Cliff Jump at Lake Havasu

A San Bernardino County Marine Enforcement Unit — this one out patrolling Lake Havasu on Sept. 1, 2018– is seen in a photo released by the Sheriff’s Department.

by: Associated Press

Posted: Aug 8, 2019 / 07:32 PM PDT

Updated: Aug 8, 2019 / 07:32 PM PDT

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

Authorities in northwestern Arizona say the body of a California man has been recovered after he apparently drowned in Lake Havasu.

Witnesses say a man jumped off a 30-foot cliff about 1:15 p.m. Thursday, landed wrong in the water and didn’t resurface.

Divers recovered the body about three hours later.

Mohave County Sheriff’s officials say the man was identified as 28-year-old Dane Jay Shields of Havasu Lake, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.

Sheriff’s officials say their investigation into the death is ongoing.