Healdsburg Man Identified As Body Recovered From Russian River

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A Healdsburg man was identified by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office as the swimmer whose body was found Wednesday morning in the Russian River, about 50 feet west of the Monte Rio Bridge. Victor Serrano-Loaeza, 24, was reported missing by his family members at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.

Loaeza's family told authorities the last time they saw him was at about 5 p.m. Tuesday as he was swimming under the Monte Rio Bridge. When they realized they never saw him make it out of the water, they called for help, sheriff's officials said.

A search-and-rescue team from the Monte Rio Fire Department responded Tuesday night and canvassed the river with boats and an underwater camera.

The search was called off when it became too dark, but resumed at 7 a.m. Wednesday when divers with a sheriff's search-and-rescue team assembled at Monte Rio Beach.

At 9:40 a.m., one of the divers found Loaeza "face down in about eight feet of water near the Monte Rio Bridge," sheriff's officials said.

Loaeza was pronounced deceased at the scene.

No foul play is suspected in his death, according to the sheriff's office.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.